4-H Room to Grow adds market heifer class at Finney County Fair
CHARYL LARSON reports a new class allowing market heifers at the Finney County Fair with a minimum sale weight of 850 pounds. Heifers must be tagged by the May 4 weigh-in and shown separately from market steers. For details contact the extension office. A separate note invites 4-H members to a talk demonstrations planning meeting on February 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the 4-H Building on the fairgrounds.
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Finney County
Fairgrounds
Groundwater District Names New Manager in Garden City
The Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No 3 announces the appointment of Jon Rick F Hyner as manager to fill the vacancy from October. Hyner, 32, and his wife Patricia will move from Topeka to Garden City where he has worked as a hydrologist for the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. He holds a 1977 M A in Geography from Kansas State University and a 1969 B A in Geology from Wichita State University. Hyner succeeds David Pope who left Garden City for a state water resources board post in Topeka.
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Southwest Kansas
Patricia
Garden City
Topeka
Division of Water Resources
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas State University
Ulgner
Wichita State University
Higner
David Pope
State Water Resources Board
Grain in bins sparks storage health warning and weekly checks
Finney County farmers hold record grain in farm bins raising concern from a USDA plant pathologist. Dr. Dave Sauer urges regular weekly inspections for moisture, heating, and insects, using a grain probe and thermometer. A Finney County corn school on February 7 will cover insect and disease issues from planting to maturity to reduce yield-limiting factors.
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Finney County
USDA
Dr. Sauer
Kansas Today Weekday TV Schedule Stated
Program listings for the week January 29 to February 2 on Kansas Today on Channel 11 KGLD-TV Garden City. Monday features James L. Balding on formula feeds manufacturing, Tuesday Elwyn Holmes extension agriculture engineer, Wednesday Steven D. Fisher 4-H and youth, Thursday Clifford Spaeth animal science and industry, Friday Steven Lindsey area extension forester.
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Kansas Today
Kgld-Tv
Garden City
ACP Seeks 1979 Applications For Soil and Water Save
The Agricultural Conservation Program ACP approval starts cost share sign ups from January 29 through March 1 to tackle wind erosion sheet erosion water loss and pollution in Finney County. It outlines topsoil erosion rates irrigation water loss and nutrient runoff while highlighting Kansas leadership in terracing ponds and waterways and urging landowners to apply for cost shared conservation practices this year.
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ACP
United States
Kansas
Finney County
FFA Land Judging Winners Announced at County Meeting
At Finney County Soil Conservation district meeting, FFA land judging winners were announced. Senior division medals went to Mike Labmeyer of Garden City FFA gold, Teddy Unruh Holcomb gold, Chad Messenger Holcomb silver, and Ronnie Haas Holcomb bronze. Junior gold Jeff Herod Garden City, silver David Caldwell Garden City, bronze Chris Clawson Garden City. Sophomore gold Jeff Herod Garden City, wait—correction: Jeff Herod is listed as sophomore gold. David Caldwell silver. Chris Clawson bronze. Freshman gold Randy Unruh Holcomb, silver Alan Myers Holcomb, bronze Mary Lobmeyer Garden City. Awards presented by Keith Bray, Garden City FFA advisor.
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Future Farmers of America
Finney County
Teddy Unruh
Holcomb
FFA
Chad
Messenger
Ronnie Haas
Jeff Herod
Garden City
David Caldwell
Chris Clawson
Randy Unruh
Alan Myers
Mary Lobmeyer
Keith Bray
Garden City Ffa
Condray Named Ecological Specialist in Kansas Pesticide Board
Jerry L. Condray a weed research agronomist at Garden City Experiment Station is named an ecological specialist with the weed and pesticide division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. He will be based in Garden City and work with western Kansas farmers and agencies on pesticide use enforcement and certification. Condray native of Miltonvale holds B S and M S from Kansas State University and did weed control research at Nebraska. He led weed control projects at Garden City since 1968.
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Jerry L. Condray
Garden City Experiment Station
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Freeman Biery
Cowdray
Garden City
Kansas
Condray
Miltonvale
Kansas State University
University of Nebraska
Garden City Station
FFA Members Place in Farm Management Contest
Garden City PFA members traveled to Hugoton on December 9 for the District Farm Management Contest. The team won first place with Vern Schneer first, Dave Caldwell third, and Libby Gant fifth. The contest tests problem solving and a written section on budgeting depreciation and farm records.
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Hugoton
Dave Caldwell
Libby Gant
Vern Schweer
Garden City
PFA
Vern Schneer
Future Farmers of America
FFA
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Otis Griggs
Finney County Extension Agricultural Agent
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Finney County Corn School
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Steven D. Fisher
Clifford Spaeth
Animal Science and Industry
Steven Lindsey
Forrester
ASCS
FFA Land
Bridal
Western Cattle Co., Inc
Selenatsey
Pete Hutchins
Scott City
Jim Jasper
Dighton
Dennis Schroeder
New Post
Jerry Cowdray
Garden City Future Farmers of America
Farmer
Promark
CRIST
Lakin
Woodmen
America
Woodmen OF America
Rock Island
Ilinois
Cleve J. Spencer
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