The Geary County Extension Office is hosting a meeting on managing herbicide resistant weed populations, Thursday, January 21st, at the Geary County 4-H/Sr. Citizens Building, 1025 S Spring Valley Road in Junction City.

Registration will start at 4 p.m. and the meeting will start at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $5.00 for meal and materials. Payment can be made at the door, but pre-registration is required by January 19th to insure a meal count. Please call 785-238-4161 to register or email cotte@ksu.edu.

Curtis Thompson, Extension Weed Specialist for K-State Research and Extension will discuss managing glyphosate resistant waterhemp, Palmer amaranth and marestail, as well as a general update on weed control and new herbicides. Commerical Pesticide Applicators attending this meeting can receive 2 hours of recertification credit in categories 1A, 6, 7C or 9A.

K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. K-State Research and Extension is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical, vision or hearing disability, or a dietary restriction please contact Chuck Otte at cotte@ksu.edu.