Farm safety and insect pests in county farming notes
Report on harvest and planting safety training in Scott City with youths ages 13 to 18 and parents, covering tractor operation and equipment safety. Also notes lilac and privet borers attacking ash trees, moth emergence timing from April to July, and recommended sprays and practices for control and pruning.
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Kansas
Kearny
Scott Counties
Scott City
Phosphorus in fertilizer taints Wichita water supply
Wichita officials say phosphorus from agriculture causes algae blooms in Cheney Reservoir. The USGS study, funded at 1.9 million dollars over six years, ties runoff to fish-tank like tastes and odors in spring and summer. Cheney supplies about 60 percent of the city’s drinking water.
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Wichita
US Geological Survey
Cheney Reservoir
Mike Pope
The
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