Farmers urged to unite for better wheat policy nationwide
After the November election new federal and state leaders shape agricultural policy. Kansas farmer groups like KAWG and NAWG urge farmer involvement to influence Washington and state lawmakers. Officials including Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Bill Duitsman stress balanced goals for producers and consumers and the need for strengthened member support and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
KAWG
National Association of Wheat Growers
NAWG
Kansas Wheat Convention
KWC
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Washington D.C
Jerry Rees
The
Rees
Kansas
Bill Duitsman
Kansas to have farmer speakers leaders in 1977 session
For the first session in 100 years both the House speaker and Senate president will be farmers. Jan 10 elections will install Rep. John Carlin as House speaker and Sen. Ross Doyen as Senate president. Carlin is the first Democratic speaker in over six decades and Doyen will oversee a narrowly split chamber.
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Topeka
UPI
House
Senate
John Carlin
Damolan
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Carlin
Doyen
GOP
Edward Reilly Jr
Leavenworth
James Slattery
D-Topeka
James Holderman
Dwichita
Talkington
Slattery
Patrick Hurley
Jack Rodrock
D-Seot
Rodrock
William Reardon
Ckansas City
Loren Hohman
Johnson County
Bob Arbuthnot
Raddam
Democrats
Jack Steineger
Bert Chaney
D-Hutchinson
James Parrish
Joe Warren
D-Maple City
James Francisco
D-Mulvane
Joseph Norvell
D-Hays
Paul Feleciano Jr
Wichita
Harder
Wint Winter
Rottawa Winter
OCR
Gaar
Elwaine Pomeroy
John Simpson
Salina
Charlie Angell
Plains
Paul Hess
Donn Everett
Manhattan
Paul
Bud’’ Burke
Seawool
Everett
Kansas soybean checkoff urged at state meeting in Ottawa
Kansas soybean growers were urged to back a statewide checkoff to fund market development, following earlier ASA figures that state exports reached 60 million in 1975 and that ASA programs would spend about 6 million with USDA and foreign partners. The report noted 16 states support similar checkoffs and highlighted ongoing foreign market work across 55 countries.
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Ottawa
Kansas Soybean Association Annual Meeting
Kansas
Dennis Blankenship
The
American Soybean Association
ASA
Blankenship
Wisconsin
United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agriculual Service
Rod Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
America
U.S
Turnbull
Sugar beets might yield more via efficient light to root transfer
ARS scientists Freeman W Snyder and Gerald E Carlson at Beltsville MD report some sugarbeet varieties convert more light into root matter. Genetic control of this efficiency could let breeders develop roots larger relative to leaves, enabling higher yields with denser planting.
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Houston
Tex
United States Agricultural Research Service
ARS
Freeman W Snyder
Gerald E. Carlson
Beltsville
Energy tips to cut winter heating costs
Homeowners can save energy by adding insulation to the attic with a minimum of eight inches of fiber glass or mineral wool. Extra insulation pays for itself in about two years. Other tips include sealing ducts, caulking and weatherstripping, installing storm doors and windows, using plastic film, and protecting pipes with heating tape.
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Neosho County Extensions
Elwyn S. Holmes
Kansas State University
Holmes
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