REAP replaces ACP County Executive Director role
The Rural Environmental Assistance Program begins in 1971 replacing the Agricultural Conservation Program from 1933. REAP emphasizes enduring practices like lagoons, ponds, terraces, and water protection. Cost sharing is available to farmers and ranchers through the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stablilization and Conservation Service Office
Grasshopper Threat to New Alfalfa Stands This Fall
Grasshoppers threaten alfalfa stands less than six inches tall with possible damage this fall. Repeated applications may be needed as many insecticides have short residuals. Suggested chemicals include Malathion one pound per acre and Diazinon four two pounds per acre.
Lawn and Garden Tips From Extension Agents
Extension notes cover thatch prevention by clippings, pine brown needle spot control with pruning and selective fungicides, and Russian olive decline with no current remedy. Also ripe watermelon indicators and bacterial spot on peaches, plus lawn seeding time and an upcoming fall forage field day at K-State August 31 with crop shows and fertilizer demos in Douglas County.
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K-State
K-State Agronomists
Douglas County Extension Office
NFO President Urges Nixon on Farm Price Parity
Oren Lee Staley president of the National Farmers Organization telegrams President Nixon urging immediate steps to raise parity farm prices and prevent rollbacks. He seeks support for a Congressional bill to boost price supports on wheat and feed grain and warns the freeze risks distorted price relationships and harm to farmers. Hogs are selling below break even as fixed bacon pork prices constrain overall meat prices.
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Corning, Iowa
Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers Organization
NFL
Nixon
Staley
Congress
Being Junior 4 H Leader In Thing for Teenagers
A Kansas State extension article outlines the 4 H Junior Leader concept for teens. It defines key traits like interest intelligence initiative integrity insight invention inspiration interdependence and promotes personal development projects across seven topics including manners relationships expression grooming career exploration character and philosophy of life.
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Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
K. S. A. Manhattan
State's Row Crops Good
The State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service says row crops showed satisfactory growth last week despite moisture shortages in parts of the state. Corn advanced with some harvest for silage. 74 percent reached the dough stage while 28 percent dented and 6 percent fully matured. Sorghums also developed well but rain limited progress with 58 percent headed by last Saturday, up from 54 percent a year ago.
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Toptea
Kan
State
Corn Dumped in River Near Blair Iowa Nebraska
EPA enforcement official from Kansas City visits Omaha after about 1000 bushels of corn dumped into the Missouri River at Blair on Monday by National Farmers Organization members. Tripp says EPA cannot enforce actions but can recommend to the U.S. attorney. dumping is prohibited by federal law.
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Omaha, Neb
Environmental Protection Agency
Omaha
Missouri River
Blair
Dave Tripp
EPA
Kansas City
National Farmers Organization
Tripp
U.S
United States
Preparation H Eases Hemorrhoid Swelling and Itching
Doctors report Preparation H effectively shrinks infected and inflamed hemorrhoidal tissue. In many cases relief from pain and itching lasts for hours, with tests confirming its effectiveness. No prescription is needed for the ointment or suppositories.
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