Upcoming Events

Pond Management
Mar
21

Pond Management

Speaker: DR. Joe Gerken
K-State Fisheries and Aquatic Extension Specialist

Pond Tours - 5:00 pm
Meet at Sauder Center in Madison and travel together 

Pond Management Presentation - 6:00 pm
Sauder Center, Madison

Topics
- Managing Ponds
- Aquatic Weed Control
-Livestock and Ponds

MEAL PROVIDED & FREE TO ATTEND
RSVP by March 15th to 620-583-7455 or benjam63@ksu.edu620-341-3220 or brees@ksu.edu

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KCA Regional Meeting
Mar
2

KCA Regional Meeting

Location: The Venue, 1200 N 2nd St, Fredonia, KS 66736

Herbicide Choices on Rangeland, Different Options for Sericea Lespedeza - Tad Bell, Alligare

Cattle Industry Update - Andy Miller

KCA Update * Free USA Beef Supper

KCA events provide you the opportunity to hear cattle industry information, meet with other cattlemen, and learn about the Kansas Cattlemen's Association. Please feel free to invite your neighbors and friends to come along. The presentations and supper are free and open to the public. To ensure enough food for everyone, we ask that you call the KCA office at 785-238-1483 by February 28, 2024 or email cowsrus@kansascattlemen.com to let us know you're coming.

KA ~ PO BOX 1489, Junction City, KS 66441 ~ 785-238-1483

www.kansascattlemen.com

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Cow-Calf Risk Management
Feb
20

Cow-Calf Risk Management

Presenters:

Dr. Jason Warner: KSRE Cow-Calf Specialist

Dr. Jennifer Ifft: KSU Dept. of Ag Econ

Topics include:

  • Herd Bull Selection

  • Cow-Calf Management

  • Risk management tools

  • FSA programs & FAQ's

RSVP by February 15th to Greenwood Co. Extension Office at

620-583-7455 Or benjam63@ksu.edu

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Livestock Production Workshop
Dec
16

Livestock Production Workshop

Ben Sims & Hunter Nickell will cover topics in the cattle industry

  • Cow Nutrition Considerations

  • Calf Car

  • Kansas Fence/Lease Laws

  • Small Ruminant Internal Parasite

  • Pasture Management

Location is in Yates Center, KS

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Cattlemen’s Day
Nov
4
to Nov 5

Cattlemen’s Day

98th Annual Greenwood County Cattlemen’s Day!

Lions Club Pancake Feed
Join us for a delicious breakfast!
Time: 6:30am-10:30am Location: Concourse Building

Wheel of Ag Trivia Contest
Sponsored by the Greenwood Co. 4-H Council. Spin the wheel, answer the question correctly and be entered for a grand prize!
Time: 7:30am - 10:30am
Location: Concourse Building

Invitational Cowboy Trade Fair
Shop a variety of local and western artisan and beef industry vendors.
Time: 9:00am-2:00pm.
Location: Greenwood Hotel, outdoors on Main Street, and in the M Gallery (South of the courthouse)

Collector Gun Package
Win a Cimarron 1874 45-70 Single Shot Long-Range Sporting Rifle, plus 100 rounds ammo & gun case. Tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100. Limit of 350 tickets sold. Drawing to be held at the Banquet. Winner needs not be present to win.
Time: 9:00am-2:00pm Location: Greenwood Hotel

Silent Auction
Proceeds to benefit GWCO Cattlewomen’s '“You Are Here”agricultural education program
Time: 8:00am-12:30pm Location: Greenwood Hotel

Historical Exhibits
Take a tour an experience the history of Greenwood County

Time: 9 am-2 pm Location: GWCO Historical Museum

*NEW* Cattlemen's Steak Cook-Off

Time: Location: 3rd Street (south of the courthouse)
Rules can be found here

King of the Prairie Contest
Tallest bluestem grass contest sponsored by the GWCO Conservation District. Entries need to be turned in at the Conservation office by Friday, Nov. 3 or at Memorial Hall no later than noon on Saturday, Nov. 4. Display will be up all day Saturday, Nov. 4 and winner will be announced at Cattlemen's Banquet
Location: Concourse Building Time: 9:00am-12:00pm

Food Vendors

Cattlemen's Day Parade
Prizes awarded! Horses and riders, floats and buggies - Come Join The Fun!

Time: 1:30pm Location: Downtown Eureka

Top Hand Fundraiser Ranch Rodeo
Taking 20 teams, enter by Nov. 1st. Contact Shelly Decker for entry & details, 316-323-2527.

Date: Sunday, Nov. 5. Time: 2:00 pm. Location: Eureka Saddle Club Arena.

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