Manhattan, Kansas
May 6, 2008
Beginning in the fall of 2008,
anyone producing the wheat varieties Jagger, Overley, Fuller,
RonL, and Danby for sale as seed will need to complete a license
agreement with the Kansas Wheat Alliance (KWA).
This change in the variety
marketing system will also include a royalty on each sale,
beginning in 2009. Kansas State University Research and
Extension has signed a material transfer agreement with Kansas
State University Research Foundation for these varieties, and an
agreement was subsequently signed with KWA to develop a
marketing plan for them.
Three opportunities are available for wheat farmers and seed
producers to learn about KWA’s marketing plan for the five
K-State wheat varieties affected by this agreement.
The first opportunity to learn about this new system is May 20
at the South Central Kansas Experiment Field near Hutchinson.
The Spring Field Day begins at 8 a.m. with a Wheat Variety and
Disease Update from KSU wheat breeder Allan Fritz and plant
pathologist Erick DeWolf. Several crop management presentations
will follow. At approximately 10 a.m. there will be a
presentation about the Kansas Wheat Alliance and explanation of
the variety license agreement.
On May 21, Wheat Day will be held at the KSU Hays Research
Center. A presentation will be made at 1 p.m., followed by the
variety plot tour with wheat breeder Joe Martin at 3:30.
Following the plot tour will be a presentation about the Kansas
Wheat Alliance and the license agreement.
The third presentation is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on May 22 at
the KSU Agronomy Farm, Ashland Research Unit, south of
Manhattan. Allan Fritz will give a tour of the wheat nursery and
discuss the focus of his breeding program, followed by a
presentation about KWA and the license agreement.
Daryl Strouts, executive director, will be making the
presentations for KWA and explaining the license agreement. For
additional information, contact the KWA office at 785-477-3400
or e-mail kwa@kansas.net |
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