Brownback tours drought areas and water policy gains
Governor Brownback toured drought hit areas in southeastern Kansas noting water policy changes aimed at protecting both farms and cities. He cited 2012 legislative tweaks allowing flexible water use in dry years and removing a 1945 requirement to use annual allotments. He also highlighted 82 counties declared federal drought disaster areas and anticipated crop stress further north.
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Smoky Hill River
Kansas
Brownback
Ogallala
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Allen
Neosho
National Weather Service
Steers Shine At Gray County Fair Livestock event concludes
Eleven year old Kaylee Simon Ingalls wins medium weight with a finish and movement praised by judge Bryant. Trae Bleumer Ingalls takes heavyweight class, while grand champion honors go to Kaylee Simon and reserve to Trae Bleumer as Brown’s steer falls short in overall judging. Final day features livestock sale closing Gray County Fair.
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Kaylee Simon
Ingalls
Georgia Mead
Trae Bleumer
Brown
Simon
Bleumer
Drought Hammers Kansas Corn Crops Amid Heat Wave
Kansas crop conditions deteriorated last week with corn rated over 50 percent poor to very poor. Soybeans and sorghum were each more than 40 percent poor to very poor while cotton and sunflowers held up with minor declines. Corn in silking rose to 71 percent, ahead of last year and the five year average. Local farmers described an unusually brutal June with extreme heat and sparse rainfall, though irrigated corn remains good. The drought prompted Gov Brownback to consider 37 additional counties as disaster areas alongside existing federal declarations.
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Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
KASS
Greg Stone
Kansas Corn
Plymell
Stone
Garden City
Gary Friesen
Scott Co-op
Scott City
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas Farm Service Agency
Adrian Polansky
State Emergency Board
Sam Brownback
Atchison, Brown, Chase
Cherokee
Clay
Cloud
Dickinson
Doniphan
Douglas
Ellis
Ellsworth
Franklin
Geary
Jackson
Jefferson
Jewell
Johnson
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Marion
Miami
Mitchell
Morris
Nemaha
Osage
Osborne
Ottawa
Pottawatomie
Republic
Riley
Rush
Russell
Saline
Shawnee
Smith
Wabaunsee
Wyandotte
Finney
Ford
Kearny
Scott Grant
Gray
SEB
Drought Brews Fire Risk Across Counties
Forecasters warn drought will persist in western areas with scattered rain possible in Finney County on July 27 and 28 as authorities impose burn bans. Stevens and Hamilton counties report increased fire calls from lightning and equipment failures, prompting proactive bans and heightened vigilance.
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Finney County
Burke
Stevens County
Rodney Kelling
Kelling
Hamilton County
Ed Baker
Baker
Lal Cata Canal
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