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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1977
Page
11
Extension economist Don Pretzer notes many fall seeded crop leases in Kansas expire late summer and require careful timing. Written leases avoid default termination rules and require no notice, while attorneys should review terms. county Extension offices offer lease forms.
Hutchinson chamber and Kansas Department of Economic Development expect Agriculture Secretary Bergland to attend the 1977 Kansas State Fair. An invitation had earlier been sent to President Carter, but the White House declined due to Secret Service security concerns. John Oswald says Bergland is eager to visit and an all‑out effort is planned to bring him to the fair and the International Trade Seminar on September 16.
Farmers say endrin protects wheat and other grain from army cutworms but scientists warn of environmental harm. EPA holds a hearing after two bald eagles died from exposure, suggesting risks to food chains. Endrin, blamed for wildlife and livestock damage, is cited as crucial to prevent farmer bankruptcy.
The Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports near 45 percent of the 1977 wheat crop turned in southeast Kansas and 25 percent in south central counties. Nationwide, 10 percent of the new crop is turning, with 95 percent heading. Corn planting reached 90 percent, sorghum 35 percent, soybeans 35 percent, and alfalfa hay first cutting at 65 percent.
Kansas State University agronomists report on greenbug resistance in grain sorghum hybrids tested in 1976. Farmers planted about one third of Kansas sorghum acres to resistant seed, with results showing good adaptation but mixed yield protection depending on growth stage and infestation level. Protective effects were strongest in boot and seedling stages, while high infestations still caused losses.
UPI reports the Agriculture Department shows raw farm product prices rose 2 percent in the May 15 period, marking six consecutive gains. Cattle hogs soybeans potatoes and peaches led advances while wheat corn and eggs fell. If sustained, 1977 retail food prices may rise about 6 percent over 1976.
Kansas farmers risk running out of open grain storage before fall as projections show 755.23 million bushels available, with 407.8 million in commercial facilities and 347.43 million on farms. Regions in the west central, southwest, southeast, northwest and northcentral areas face shortages, notably southeast with soybeans and other crops needing up to 11.666 million more storage.Officials fear new facilities will not be ready in time, predicting pockets of severe storage problems statewide.
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