Researchers seek perfect crop for southeast Kansas fields
Southeast Kansas Branch Experiment stations at Columbus Parsons and Mound Valley test wheat sorghum and soybeans with new varieties and fertilizers. Trials examine fall and spring applications no till cultivation and herbicide options to improve soil fertility and yield, including phosphorus and potash needs and nitrogen management.
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Southeast Kansas
Columbus
Parsons
Mound Valley
Southeast
Kansas
Kenneth Kelley
Parker
Trison
Kelley
Greenbugs
Stations seek farming solutions in Southeast Kansas experiments
Kenneth Kelley of the Southeast Kansas Branch Experiment Station in Parsons notes the three stations at Parsons Mound Valley and Columbus function like miniature farms with over 30 crop varieties and the same problems as farmers. Experiments focus on drought and disease resistant wheat and flexible soybean planting windows to recover from rains.
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Tribune
Kenneth Kelley
Southeast Kansas Branch Experiment Station
Parsons
Southeast Kansas
Mound Valley
Columbus
Kelley
Kansas
Agriculture dept weighs options on metric meat labeling
Officials say no referendum on selling meat in grams yet public comments show most respondents oppose metrics. The agency weighs keeping pounds and ounces with optional metric in parentheses versus dual or metric only labeling amid a 1975 metric conversion goal and meat labeling rules.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Marcus Humphrey
Food Safety and Quality Service
Humphrey
Mulching Reaps Benefits for Home Gardens
Neosho County Extension Director Lois Carlson advises home gardeners to mulch crops to conserve moisture, suppress young weeds, and reduce soil compaction. Light colored mulches reflect heat, keep soil cooler, and protect leaves. recommended materials include grass clippings hay corncobs sawdust wood chips compost and hay with mulch depths of two to four inches, grass mulch limited to about a quarter inch.
Parsons Field Day Highlights Sorghum Research At Parsons
Ag Day invites area farmers to a 9 30 a m field day on July 22 at the Parsons Experiment Field two miles north of 32nd and Main. Topics cover recommended herbicides for grain sorghum residual soil fertility in sorghum soybean rotation sorghum hybrid comparisons and feeding Rumensin to grazing beef steers. Refreshments will be served.
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Kelley
Parsons Experiment Field
32Nd
Main Streets
Parsons
Garden pest and disease tips from Neosho County Extension
The Neosho County Extension Office offers guidance on home gardening troubles. It covers spider mites control with Kelthane Malathion or Diazinon, fall potato planting, tomato internal grey wall Septoria leaf spot and Fusarium wilt, with practices to manage and reduce spread.
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Neosho County
Levin
Kansas
USDA licenses first swine pseudorabies vaccine
The USDA licenses the first vaccine to protect swine against pseudorabies or Aujesky's disease. Vaccination advice cautions that antibodies may trigger blood test reactions and potential movement restrictions. Vaccination is for newborn pigs over three days old, with timing based on sow immunity and revaccination advised for breeding animals.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aujesky
USDA
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