Pawnee Frye training for Master Gardeners draws applicants
The 56th Annual Pawnee Frye e 2006 training for the State Master Gardeners program runs Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in February and March at the High Plains Journal Communications Center in Dodge City with a $70 fee covering a binder and materials. Applications are accepted through any of 24 southwest Kansas county Extension offices. Topics include botany soils water compost vegetables fruits ornamental plants disease and insect diagnosis pesticides turf grasses tree care and landscape design. The event, dating back to 1950 as the Pawnee Stag, features a calf fries meal funded by the Finney County extension agent and a Round Table open discussion with speakers Curtis Thompson Ron Hale Phil Slederbeck Troy Dumler and others. For details call Finney County Extension Office at 272-3670.
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Farmland Protections Face Suburban Boom Pressures
In Clovis and the Central Valley California the Williamson Act shields farmland from high taxes but rising land values push farmers to opt out. About 31 thousand acres entered withdrawal in 2003 and penalties apply for immediate cancelation. Officials say the program remains steady with most counties participating. Sayre Miller, a fifth generation orange and almond grower in Clovis, cites the choice between farming and selling land for development.
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