See the Agenda for the Aug. 26-27 Kansas Farm Journal Field Day Event

The fun continues this week, with the 2021 Farm Journal Field Day events! Join us in Colby, Kan., at Frahm Farmland on Aug. 26-27.
The fun continues this week, with the 2021 Farm Journal Field Day events! Join us in Colby, Kan., at Frahm Farmland on Aug. 26-27.
(Frahm Farmland, AgWeb)

The fun continues this week, with the 2021 Farm Journal Field Day events! Join us in Colby, Kan., at Frahm Farmland on Aug. 26-27.

The day will be filled with education, networking and tours of Frahm Farmland. You can register on site.

Register now for Farm Journal Field Days!

Here's the agenda for the event:

Thursday, Aug. 26

7 p.m.: #FarmOn Benefit Concert featuring Easton Corbin

Friday, Aug.  27

7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast and U.S. Farm Report Taping featuring:

  • Arlan Suderman, StoneX 
  • Tanner Ehmke, CoBank
  • Drew Moore, Advance Trading 
  • Tyne Morgan, U.S. Farm Report

8:40 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.: Farm Tours of:

  • Grain Bin System
  • Farm Fields
  • Shop
  • Office

9:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.: Farm Tours continued

10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.: Break

10:40 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.: Farm Tours continued

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Closing Speaker:
Change Versus Tradition: Must We Choose? 
-Miriam Hoffman, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President

 

Register to secure your spot at Farm Journal Field Days in Colby. The in-person registration cost of $49 includes online event access. You can log on now for the online event! See today's lineup of education and fun.

 

Register now for Farm Journal Field Days!

 

 

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