Kansas to test pilot program for dryland farming aid
Amid drought in Graham County farmer Don Paxson welcomes a Kansas Legislature move to accept federal funds for a pilot program. The plan would help irrigators using the Ogallala Aquifer switch to dryland farming, contingent on federal seed money. Officials expect about 2 million dollars could be sought, with a 10 to 15 year horizon to show impact.
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Graham County
Don Paxson
Kansas
Ogallala
Paxson
Kansas Water Authority
Kansas Water Office
Stover
Congress
Federal Conservation
Doctor of the dirt HASKELL COUNTY alfalfa pest scout checks fields
Learn Bud of Sublette operates Production Advisory Service within 35 miles of Sublette probing soil and scouting for alfalfa and other crops for pests and disease. He surveys fields weekly during growing season using nets, records, and a mobile office in his pickup to guide farmers on initial treatments and yield protection.
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Haskell County
Learn Bud of
Sublette
Buel
Bud
Kansas
Lawmakers see signs of stability in Kansas economy
Topeka lawmakers welcomed a new state revenue report showing general revenue for the first nine months of the fiscal year at 3.18 billion dollars, only 5.7 million below forecasts. Corporate income taxes beat expectations by 18.8 million, totaling 86.6 million, more than double last year. March receipts reached 321.6 million versus 315.9 million forecast, aided by higher commodity prices.
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Topeka
Kansas
Doug Mays
Ropeka
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Steve
Morris
State
Mistaken identity haunts Garden City day care case
Garden City police misidentified Lisa Quintana a 32 year old day care operator as the suspect in an August battery. She has no arrest record and says she never misbehaved in 14 years in the city. The mix up led to a January court summons and distress before the error was recognized. Authorities say such misidentifications are rare but possible.
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Garden City
Lisa Quintana
Quintana
Mike Utz
Garden City Police Department
Scott City residents charged in illegal hunting case
Scott City residents Dwight Floyd Krebs and Cheri Krebs face conspiracy to illegally hunt wildlife charges in Kansas. A trial date of May 26 was set in US District Court Topeka. The couple ran Krebs Ranch Wildlife and Trophy Hunts in Logan County with web ads offering $2,500 guided big game hunts.
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Topeka
Scott City
Kansas
Dwight Floyd Krebs
Cheri Krebs
Krebs
Logan County
Mark Rankin
Tomers
Rankin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kena Rice
U.S. Attorney’s Office For
District of Kansas
Dee
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