Prairie Tree Project aims to revive windbreaks across Kansas Nebraska
Kansas and Nebraska launch the Prairie Tree Project to renew windbreaks, thinning old shelterbelts and planting new ones. Federal state and local agencies join forces with landowners to protect crops, conserve soil and water, and provide fuelwood and wildlife habitat. Contact county extension offices or SCS for help.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Oldtimers
Prairie States Forestry Project
Nebraska
Jay Schultz
Bill Loucks
Department of Forestry
Kansas State University
Schultz
KSU
Loucks
The
Conservation Commission
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Agriculural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Kansas Association of Conservation Districts
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Farmers reminded to maintain set aside acres under PIK program
Dave Hornung of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in Ottawa warns farmers to maintain Conservation Use Acres to reduce wind and water erosion and avoid PIK payment reductions. Weeds may be sprayed or mowed with residue left to control erosion. set aside seedings to wheat in fall require tillage. Livestock grazing on set asides is barred until after Oct. 15. Dean E. Martin named to Franklin County Farmers Home Administration committee.
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Dave Hornung
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Ottawa
Hornung
Farmers Home Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fmha
Internship boosts agronomy experience at Monsanto in Kansas
INTERN Brian Vining, a Kansas State University junior from Richmond, is earning college credit in agronomy during a summer internship at Monsanto Agricultural Products Company in Olathe. He assists with weed control work, meets farmers, and helps research test plots while gaining hands on industry exposure. Franklin County Farm Bureau drives recruitment across Kansas with 105 counties aiming to lift local and national influence. MIATCO president Harland E. Priddle leads the council, coordinating trade development across 11 states and accounting for over half of U.S. farm production and exports. Futures data from the Chicago Board of Trade and Kansas City Board of Trade shows mixed wheat, corn, soy trends with current open interests and daily changes.
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Brian Vining
Kansas State University
Richmond
Vining
Monsanto Agricultural Products Company
Olathe
Agricultural Chemical Company
Franklin County Farm Bureau
John Coen
Franklin County
Farm Bureau
Kansas
United States
Miatco
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Indiana
U.S
Planning a Fruit Garden With Space and Site Tips
KSU extension horticulturist Frank Morrison advises early plant orders and solid site choice for a fruit garden. Avoid poorly drained or low lying areas, tailor fruit types to family needs, and allocate space per tree or plant, noting yields: strawberries 1-3 pints per plant, grapes about 10 pounds, and 3-5 bushels for semi dwarf peaches apples and pears.
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Frank Morrison
KSU
KSU Horticulturist
Seminar Explores 21st Century Agriculture Changes
Kansas Farm Bureau hosted an Ag-Media Seminar in Manhattan titled Approaching 21st Century Agriculture. Speakers forecast multimodal transport, computerized farming, tighter finance standards, and advanced sensing for inputs, plus policy shifts between government control and free markets. Elaine Dunbar of Richmond RFD 1 attended as information chair.
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Manhattan
Kansas Farm Bureau
Elaine Dunbar
Richmond Rfd 1
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Ag Bulletin Board
Topeka
Harland E. Priddle
Mid-America International Agri-Trade Council
MATCO
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Prey
Rey Day
Franklin County 4-H
Fair Sale Committee
Peoples National Bank
Franklin Savings Penny Ready Mix
Kansas State Bank
Anchor Savings
Jim Driver
Pomona
Federal Land Bank
Franklin Co. Farm Bureau
R.R. Osburn
Ottawa Herald Pyle Meat Co
Eudora Shell/Rock Enterprises
Underwood Inc
Don Yockey
Wellsville Bank
Knight Mobil & Propane
Dr. Bud Gollier
Stinson Processing Porter, Spears, & Bundy Loyd Builders Inc
Town & Country Supply
Killough Construction
Wingert Oil Co
Farmers Co-op
Richmond & Williamsburg
Sylvester Ranch
Cecil Beatty Auction Co
Mid-America
Nazerene College
Wilson & Son Funeral Home Safe Wilson Cattle Co
Columbian Feed East Kansas Chemical
Wellsville
Neal Farms
Williamsburg
Louise Barlow
Prairie Village
Tom Gleason
Western Wear Feed Barn
Hubbard Lumber
Franklin County Sale
C. Beatty & A. Watts
Cecil Beatty
Harold Myers
Roger Maxwell
Charles Beatty
Jake Ralston
Alan Watts
Buck Watts
Peoples State Bank
Ray Davis
Witherspoon Commission Co
Gilbert Martin
Wilson Foods
America
International Harvester
H.P
Price
Allis Chalmers
Atar
Bob White Motors, Inc
EPA
Ube
Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc
Lao
Tealer
Hickory
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