Broadleaf weed control advice after rainfall
Weeds have surged after recent rains, with dandelions and henbit spreading as summer stresses thin lawns. Fall herbicide applications can translocate to roots, boosting effectiveness, while avoiding newly seeded areas and timing mowing, watering, and rainfall to maximize uptake. For guidance visit Finney County Extension Office or call 272-3670.
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Finney County Extension Office
S. Ninth St
National Corn Growers to host annual meeting
In Wichita at the Broadview Hotel the Kansas Grain Sorghum Products Association meets at 1 30 p.m. Tuesday and the Kansas Corn Growers Association at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Both groups invite all growers to hear updates and approve 2001 resolutions. The events accompany the Kansas Commodity Classic starting 10 a.m. Wednesday. for details call 1 800 489 2676.
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Kansas Grain Sorghum Products Association
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Broadview
W. Douglas
KGSPA
KCGA
Broadview Hotel
Farm trade show opens at Kansas Coliseum
The Wichita Farm and Ranch Show opened at the Kansas Coliseum drawing crowds to see exhibits from auto cleaners to model farm machinery and Christmas crafts. Notable visitors included Fran Murray with two llamas Sandy and Thunderstone from his Haysville farm. Live cattle squeeze chute demonstrations from El Dorado Livestock Auction ran daily through Thursday, with a cattle implant demo encouraging investors at the sale barn. Parking and admission are free.
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Wichita Farm and Ranch
Kansas Coliseum
Fran Murray
Sandy
Thunderstone
Haysville
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el Dorado
Ranchers fight to reach stranded cattle after Montana blizzard
In northeast Montana and nearby North Dakota as many as 5,000 cattle are stranded in eight foot snowdrifts after a storm. Utilities struggle to restore power to about 200 residents as forecasts warn of record low temperatures. Rancher Russell Torgerson tends 360 cattle on a Montana North Dakota line ranch while noting scarce access due to heavy snow.
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Plentywood
Mont
Montana
North Dakota
Terry Angvick
Sheridan County
Russell Torgerson
Montana-North Dakota
Torgerson
Bill Schell
Sheridan Electric Cooperative
Plump peach study probes water and nutrient use in California
ARS researchers in Parker California test varying irrigation methods and fertilizer levels on about 1800 young peach trees now in year two. Probes sensors monitor soil moisture and nutrients while a video tool examines roots. Findings may apply to nectarines apricots and plums.
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Washington
Agriculture Research Service
Parker
Calif
ARS
U.S. Agriculture Department
David R. Bryla
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