A tour of the Riley County Extension wheat variety plot will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the plot site located five miles north of Randolph on Highway 77, then three miles east on Rose Hill Road. Bruce Kaump is the cooperator.
A free supper will be served at 6:30 p.m., courtesy of Sump Ag and the Kansas Wheat Alliance. The plot tour will be held immediately after supper, at approximately 7:00 p.m. Reservations are requested by noon on Tuesday, May 29th and can be made online at www.riley.ksu.edu or by contacting the Riley County Extension Office at 785-537-6350.
Romulo Lollato, K-State Research and Extension Agronomist will discuss the varieties. Varieties represented in the plot include:
- SY-Monument
- WB-Grainfield
- LCS-Chrome
- 1863
- WB-Cedar
- Bob Dole
- Zenda
- SY-Grit
- LCS-Mint
- SY-Flint
- LCS-Link
- SY-Benefit
- SY-Wolf
- LCS-Pistol
- WB-4303
- Everest
- KanMark
- Winterhawk
