Tips for harvesting short dryland wheat in western Kansas
Kansas State Extension engineers offer practical steps for herding a thin crop through harvest. Target cutter bar height, check accumulators, level header, adjust reel speed and position, ensure proper pickup reel setup, and verify knife condition. Maintain safe, efficient operation with careful ground speed, strippers clearance, and appropriate hydrostat use, referencing operator manuals and Finney County Extension for more guidance.
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Kansas
Kansas State Extension Agricultural
Randy Taylor
Mark Schrock
Finney County
Drought Drives Changes in Arizona Farming Practices
In Glendale, Frank Martin shifts Crooked Sky Farms from water heavy crops to lettuce beets bok choi cabbage and cauliflower as a decade-long drought bites. SRP cuts deliveries by a third for the second year, water costs rise and farmers adapt with drought resistant crops and conservation.
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Crooked Sky Farms
Glendale
Ariz
Crooked Sky
Will Rosseau
Rosseau
Mexico
Canada
Arizona
Salt River
Salt
Verde
Martin
SRP
Bruce Halon
Idaho
New Mexico
John White
Nancy Watson
San Miguel
N.M
Gary Nabhan
Center For Sustainable Environments
Northern Arizona University
Nabhan
Farmers Skeptical As Tobacco Buyout Hope Fades
CROPPER Kentucky farmers express growing doubt about a federal tobacco buyout as Congress stalls. M.L. Bellwood and others urge action while Sen. Mitch McConnell cautions against counting on it. House plans consider tying a buyout to a corporate tax bill with potential bipartisan support.
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Scott LeCompte
Shelby County
LeCompte
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Senate
House
McConnell
Jack Kingston
R-Ga
Kingston
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