GPS could change the farming future
GPS autoguidance and boom control show potential to cut headland and overlap costs, boosting profits for farms with large machinery and odd field shapes. Kansas State University researchers say returns depend on field size, shape, farm size, and operator efficiency, with online tools to help assess payoff.
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Kansas State University Research and Extension
Kevin Chuyvetter
Terry Kastens
Manhattan
Chuyvetter
Kastens
Agmanager Info
Finney County Extension Office
Tantalizing Tomatoes Talk at Finney County Fairgrounds
The program titled Tantalizing Tomatoes Lets Talk Taut and Taste is set for September 6 at the Finney County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. Presenters are the author and Linda Walter Extension FACS agent. Topics cover cultural practices varieties and Master Gardener heirloom tomato trials plus nutritional benefits of eating tomatoes.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Myself
Linda Walter
Linda
Dairy farmers see rebound as milk prices surge
Hutchinson AP reports a Kansas dairy boom with prices near 3 dollars a gallon for local store brands and around 4.50 for Hiland, lifting farmers after a drought and high costs. John Yoder's 70 cows earned a first milk check while others expand facilities amid strong US demand and international factors.
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Hutchinson
John Yoder
Reno County
Dillons
Hiland
Yoder
Mike Brook
Kansas State University
Australia
United States
Brook
Ethanol byproduct boosts cattle feed near plants
Dairy farms and feedlots near ethanol plants gain from distillers grains. Wet byproduct saves money on feed, as Nelson uses 30 percent in rations and notes cattle like it. Drying adds cost, while mold risk remains for wet grains in heat.
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McCarty
Dairies
Warren Winter
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Winter
Sioux Falls
S.D
Eric Nelson
Iowa
Nelson
Don Endres
Brookings-based
VeraSun Energy Corp
Endres
VeraSun
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