Bumper Crop Sparks Storage Fears Among Elevator Managers
In Salina and across Kansas elevator operators warn of a looming grain glut as the 1986 wheat harvest nears. Government loan programs and high stockpiles from prior years reduce cash prices, prompting fears of widespread storage shortages and a shift of grain to large terminal warehouses. Only southeast Kansas may have sufficient space for this year's crop.
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Salina
Kansas
Uncle Sam
Bill Tierney
Kansas State University
Dick McChesney
Kansas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Northcentral
Farm Management Reviews And Foreclosure Notice
At a 7 p.m. April 28 meeting at Celebration Hall the SEE Farm Management Association will review the 1985 summary and discuss tax implications of land and machinery sales plus farm-record planning. A 7:30 p.m. April 30 meeting in the Courts Building basement covers forward pricing, futures contracts, hedging, and futures clubs. A sheriff’s foreclosure sale begins at 10 a.m. on courthouse steps for farmland with redemption rules and lender remedies explained by Brownback and Beech from Kansas State University.
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Robert W
Courts
Marvin Fausett
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Doug Beech
Kansas State University
Department of Agricultural Economics
Brownback
Casten elected district director and state officer in Kansas sorghum groups
Jeff Casten of Quenemo was elected district director of the East Central District of Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association, named vice president of the state body, and chosen as one of two Kansas directors on the 16 member national board. He was also elected secretary treasurer of the National GSPA Board, which began in 1955 to boost sorghum profitability through market development, research, education, and legislative action. The National GSPA includes members in 29 states with state groups in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. A Safety Triangle reminder from Joyce Wasmund of Franklin County Farm Bureau notes the red triangle marks danger. the slow moving vehicle emblem on tractors includes reflective red border and fluorescent orange center, which can fade and should be replaced with decals as allowed by Kansas law.
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Casten
Jeff Casten
Quenemo
East Central District of
Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Kansas
GSPA
National
Texas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Joyce Wasmund
Franklin County Farm Bureau
SMV
Grange Week highlighted and Kansas Classic events announced
Grange Week proclaimed by Gov. Carlin in April 2026 to showcase agriculture and rural issues. Kansas Classic spring show set for May 3 4 at Hutchinson State Fairgrounds with lamb steer and heifer judging. Kansas Junior Livestock Association to Alberta Canada trip June 4 10 for members over 16, cost 550. Also note SMV slow moving vehicle display rules and crop progress figures for east central Kansas.
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Grange
John Carlin
Kansas
Topeka
Hutchinson
Jim Nelsson
Manhattan
Jarold Callahan
Stillwater
Okla
Joe Rickabaugh
Kansas Livestock Association
KJLA
Kansas Junior Livestock Association
Alberta
Canada
KLA
Virgin forests of New England face loss as studies urge preservation
In Vermont New Hampshire and Maine scientists map old growth stands like Williams Woods a 65 acre Vermont parcel and urge landowners and agencies to protect virgin forests which offer living records of pre settlement conditions. Researchers say New England's oldest trees reach about 500 years and these stands serve as crucial learning labs for growth rates and forest dynamics.
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New England
Williams Woods
Champlain Valley
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Marc Desmeules
Nature Conservancy
Northeast
Charles Cogbill
Cogbill
Plainfield
Center For Northern Studies
Wolcott
Lake Region RC&D to Host Annual Meeting
The Lake Region RC&D will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday April 24 at the L and L Restaurant on South Main. After a buffet, speaker John Reh from the Soil Conservation Service Salina will cover the budget RC&D activities future plans and goals. County reports and business items round out the agenda.
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The
Lake Region Rc&d
S. Main
John Reh
Soil Conservation Service
Salina
Agnecy
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Wright-Lorenz Grain.Co
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Great Falls
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Rickabaugh
Kansas City, Mo
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St. Joseph
Shelter Insurance Office
Richard Prather
Lake Region Meeting
Ottawa
Snapperivision
Fuqua Industries
Lee Ya
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