Interest Rates Cut Hope for Alcohol Fuel Movement
DIANE YEAMANS reports a Franklin and Miami counties Extension meeting shows fading zeal for alcohol fuel due to tight money and high interest rates. speakers warn production costs, water needs, and feedstock limits, with some farmers still viewing ethanol as an insurance policy rather to profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Paola
Franklin and
Miami Counties Extension Service
Randel Noon
Kansas Energy Department
Noon
Schreck
Leonard Schrubin
Kansas State University
Mosaic and pruning tips dominate Kansas farm notes
Soilborne mosaic threatens wheat fields with cool wet weather and susceptible varieties. Warm sunny days lessen severity. Readers learn resistant varieties Newton Chanute Cheney Homestead Bennett Buckskin and how to prune spring flowering shrubs for next season. Additional columns cover anthracnose on trees Diplodia up blight in pines and community funding concerns.
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Robert W. Bosworth
Newton
Chanute
Cheney
Homestead
Bennett and
Buckskin
Larry Leuthold
Kansas State University
Kansas
Farm 1980 conference planned in Seneca Kansas
The Mid-America Conference hosted by Cooperative Extension Service and State Economic Development staffs from Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska will convene in the Seneca Community Building on April 24. Registration at 8:30 a.m. precedes sessions featuring rural leadership and local economic opportunity workshops. A $6.50 fee covers refreshments lunch and a conference proceedings copy. For details contact Ralph E. Utermoehlen or local extension offices.
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Seneca
Kan
Ralph Utermoehlen
Kansas State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Stan Gudenhauf
The
Seneca Chamber of Commerce
Ralph E. Utermoehlen
Northeast Area
College Avenue
Manhattan
Wool incentive payments issued to Franklin County producers
A total of 5,187.87 dollars in wool incentive payments have been dispersed to 38 wool and sheep producers in Franklin County, announced by ASCS chairman Dale VanHorn. Wool payments support marketing when prices fall below national levels, with local prices listed at 75 to 80 cents per pound. Producers are advised to contact the ASCS office to file wool documents again in preparation for 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Dale VanHorn
ASCS
Elevator Safety hearings set across three cities in spring
OSHA public meetings on grain handling safety will visit Kansas City April 29 to May 1, Kenner April 22 to 24, and Superior this week. The sessions seek input on hazards and potential regulations after deadly December 1977 elevator explosions in Louisiana and Texas. grain dusts pose respiratory risks and investigations cite explosions and fires as primary hazards in handling facilities.
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Kansas City
Kenner
Superior
Wis
U.S. Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health
Louisiana
Texas
OSHA
Two 4 H Fishing Clinics Offer Family Fun in May
Manhattan hosts two 4 H fishing clinics for families and youth ages 10 to 17. Sessions run May 3–4 at Lake Perry 4 H Outdoor Center and May 17–18 near Sedan City Lake. Instructors from KS Fish and Game, Wildlife Federation, KSU Extension, and local fishermen teach fishing basics, locations, and targets. A $200 workshop covers shelter, meals, insurance, and a final family fish feed. preregistrations due April 30 via county extension offices.
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Manhattan
Isaak Walton
Bob Henderson
Kansas State University Extension
Kansas Wildlife Federation
KSU Cooperative Extension Service
Kansas
Henderson
Lake Region RC&D Sixth Annual Dinner Meeting
The Lake Region RC&D Council invites members to a Dutch treat dinner at 7 p.m. on April 24 at the L and M Restaurant in Salina. State conservationist John W. Tippie of the Soil Conservation Service will speak. Dinner costs about 3.85 per person. Reservations by April 22 to the RCA&D office at 242-2073.
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Lake Region
Rc&d Council
L and M
Mse
5Th St
John
W. Tippie
Soil Conservation Service
Salina
Rca&d
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Topeka
Mark Schrock
Ottawa Fairgrounds
Leuthold
mid-America
Glencoe
Briles School
Ottawa, Kansas
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Chevrolet
Ba Stinnett
Laa Te A Aera
Franklin Stoves
Scratch & Dent
Gasco Electric
Moure-Mon
Thure
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