Lee Richardson Zoo marks 90 years serving community
Lee Richardson Zoo celebrates its 90th anniversary dating to 1927 with more than 300 animals and community events. Ted and Dax Smith attended with their family as the zoo hosted a cake contest, discovery carts, a photo contest, and the Wildside Walk despite weather.
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Reagan Roderick
Lee Richardson Zoo
Gem Lee Richardson Zoo
Ted Smith
Dax
Smith Brothers
The
Zoo
Whitney Buchman
Buchman
Water conservation expert ties rain to crops across continents
Water research expert Jonathan Aguilar, an assistant professor and engineer at the K-State Southwest Research Extension Center, notes rainfall governs crop yields in both the Philippines and southwest Kansas. He recalls childhood lessons on rice dependence on rain and contrasts annual rainfall figures of about 18 inches locally and roughly 10 feet in his homeland.
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Jonathan Aguilar
Philippines
Aguilar
K-State Southwest Research Extension Center
Southwest
Kansas
K-State
Southwest Research Extension Center
Water technology aids Kansas farmers in drought year
Aguilar explains drought and falling Ogallala aquifer levels weigh on producers in Kansas. He tests new tech to boost efficiency and cut water loss from evapotranspiration. In 2016 his team ran three water technology farms including Roth's Garden City operation and Tom Willis' farm, with more sites planned.
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Aguilar
Ogallala
Kansas
Garden City
Duane Roth
Roth’s
Tom Willis
Larned Area
Weather Outlook With Storm Risk This Week
Today expect a high of 71 and a low around 44 with a chance of thunderstorms. Tuesday brings a chance of showers and a high near 64 with low temperatures to be determined.
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Lee Richardson
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