Dickering opens on 1990 farm bill as Bush plan parallels talks
Washington briefs the 1990 farm bill debate begins with Bush administration and Congress at odds over cost and scope. The 1985 act expires, with commodity programs facing funding declines, while proposals seek flexibility, price supports, and loan terms amid environmental and food safety debates.
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Washington
Congress
Bush Administration
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corp
USDA
Agriculture
Clayton Yeutter
Yeutter
Don Lipton
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kika de la Garza
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Edward R. Madigan
R-Ill
de la Garza
Bush
Madigan
Cheap seed guidance for reseeding lawns and mulching tips
Old lawn reseeding advice warns against cheap seed and stresses selecting high germination seed with pure components. It specifies seed rates for bluegrass tall fescue and ryegrass, spreader choices, calibration, mulching with aged straw or hay, and mulch application to avoid soil crusting and erosion.
Garden calendar grass germination and watering guide
Garden calendar explains that moisture is vital for seed germination and provides steps for watering after planting. It advises soaking the seedbed gently to several inches, keeping it moist during germination, watering multiple times daily in warm weather, then reducing frequency as roots deepen, and fertilizing four weeks after planting and again in November with nitrogen. The calendar is sponsored by the Douglas County Extension Service and prepared by Extension Director Dennis Bejot.
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The
Douglas County Extension Service
Dennis Bejot
Wheat payments seen as good news despite lower baseline
Farmers welcomed a 1990 deficiency payment estimate of 3.10 per bushel for wheat, noting higher market forecasts may turn the advance into an interest free loan. The C-92 option remains through May 31, ensuring at least 90 cents per bushel on 92 percent of yield, with crop insurance indemnities not reducing this guarantee.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Art Barnaby
Barnaby
Kansas State University
Cooperative Extension Service
USDA
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Kansas farmers to participate in sixth farm costs survey
Local interviewers will visit about 850 Kansas farms and ranches this week for the sixth annual farm costs and returns survey conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Nationwide 26 000 producers will be contacted. in Kansas the study runs until March 24 with interviews covering expenses finances capital purchases and 1989 production costs for winter wheat.
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Kansas
National Agricultural Statistics Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Don Kendall
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Iry
Lady Stetson
Farley’s
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Aspen
EJ Gitano
Kathleen Ward
KSA
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