KU professor uses Doppler radar to study tornado formation
Lawrence KU geographer Joe Eagleman uses a dual Doppler radar setup from NOAA labs to map three dimensional storm wind fields. His data support a double vortex theory of tornadoes and discuss jet stream interactions, data volume, and the goal of earlier warnings and potential disruption.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Joe Eagleman
K.U
Eagleman
National
Norman
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas
Dairying Thrives in Harvey County Dairy Herd Improvement
Harvey County dairies show a rolling 12 month average of 14 715 pounds of milk and 531 pounds butterfat per cow across 1 179 cow years. Eleven of 23 herds exceed 550 pounds fat and 15 000 pounds milk per cow yearly. An educational meeting on feeding breeding and management is set for January 6 in Newton with Ralph Bonewitz leading.
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
D.H.I. Dairies
Newton
Ralph Bonewitz
Wool support price to continue at 72 cents a pound
The Agriculture Department will maintain the wool incentive price at 72 cents per pound for next year. Payments to wool producers for 1976 sales will occur next spring, with 1975 wool payments totaling about $40 million last spring as prices averaged under 45 cents. Estimated 1976 production of 22 major fresh market vegetables reached 244.3 million hundredweight, a 3 percent rise, yet farmers’ gross value edged up only 2 percent to about $2.2 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
Brazil
Painting by Joe Eagleman Illustrates Double-Vortex Storm Theory
KU professor Joe Eagleman presents a painting depicting his double-vortex storm theory that explains possible cyclonic conditions. The artwork links scientific concept to visual representation, reflecting ongoing research ideas.
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Joe Eagleman
K.U
Demand may spur sorghum grain market
USDA experts say rising world demand for livestock feed could boost sorghum production if yields rise. Corn remains the top feed grain, but sorghum may grow in marginal areas with improved hybrids and irrigation. Domestic use and exports, led by Japan and the Netherlands, shape a market facing tight stocks.
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Agriculture Department
Department
United States
USDA
Economic Research Service
Great Plains
Plains
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Coffee price hikes trim U.S. farm trade surplus
USDA analysts say soaring coffee prices push agricultural imports higher, narrowing the 1976 77 farm trade balance. Export projections remain around 22.8 billion while imports rise to about 12.5 billion, cutting the surplus from 10.8 to about 10 billion dollars despite prior gains.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
USDA
Sedgwick couple joins nationwide ACA consumer education tour
Duane and Carolyn Bergkamp of Sedgwick returned from an 11 day Agriculture Council of America educational tour visiting Atlanta Memphis and Jacksonville ending with the national ACA meeting in Orlando. The pair along with 15 farm couples promoted farmer consumer dialogue and distributed thousands of consumer questionnaires.
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Carolyn Bergkamp
Sedgwick
Agriculture Council of America
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U.S
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Atlanta
Memphis
Jacksonville
Orlando
Fla
Bergkamp
Associated Milk Producers Inc
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