Bill Reid, director of K-State’s Pecan Experiment Field in Chetopa, Kansas, shares his expertise at one of the many pecan field days he has hosted for K-State Research and Extension. Reid is retiring in July and hosting his final field day June 16. | Download this photo.
Field day offers unique ‘last chance’ to Kansas, Oklahoma pecan growers
Pecan Experiment Field director, long-time researcher retiring next month
June 8, 2018
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Pecan growers will have one last chance to learn from one of Kansas State University’s top experts in the field before he retires.
The 2018 Kansas Walnut Council Field Day will take place from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, June 16, at K-State’s Pecan Experiment Field, located 2.5 miles east of Chetopa on Highway 166 and 3/4 of a mile south on 120thStreet.
This year’s field day will be offered in conjunction with the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Annual Meeting and features pecan harvesting equipment demonstrations and instructions from some of the nation’s leading experts on successful pecan orchard establishment and management.
Bill Reid, the experiment field’s director, will retire in July. This may be the last opportunity for farmers and ranchers to benefit from his wealth of experience and knowledge in the culture and growth of pecan.
Lunch will be provided at no cost to participants. In addition to pecan management, the Kansas Walnut Council will also conduct its annual business meeting to discuss hosting the National Walnut Council Meeting in June 2019 at the Prairie Band Pottawatomie Casino and Resort.
The Walnut Council is a science-based organization that encourages research, discussion and application of knowledge about growing hardwood trees. The international association represents nearly 900 woodland owners, foresters, forest scientists and wood-producing industry representatives. The council promotes sustainable forest management, conservation, reforestation, and utilization of American black walnut (Juglans nigra) and other fine hardwoods.
To register for this event, please call the Kansas Forest Service at 785-532-3300 or e-mail Bob Atchison, rural forestry coordinator for the Kansas Forest Service, at atchison@ksu.edu.
