Change Ahead for Agriculture and Cooperatives
Kansas State University economist Barry Flinchbaugh warned that U.S. agriculture faces more fundamental changes than ever, urging farmers to build political coalitions and strengthen the cooperative credit system. He said the 1985 farm bill and deficit reduction are crucial to stabilize costs, while cooperatives can modernize finance and supply chains to keep family farms viable.
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Manhattan
U.S
Barry Flinchbaugh
Kansas State University Extension
Flinchbaugh
Economist
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Farm Credit Council
Farmer Credit
Farm
Cooperative Farm Credit
U.S. Treasury
Congress
United States
Mark Twain
Espalier Plants Bring European Flair To Kansas Lawns
Kansas State University extension horticulturist Gus van der Hoeven discusses landscape mistakes and espalier as a way to train trees against walls or trellises. He notes proper planting distance, plant selection, and color use, and points readers to a KSU guide for step-by-step espalier projects.
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Kansas State University
Gus van der Hoeven
Kasnas State University
Kansas
van der Hoeven
KSU
Europe
Espalier
County Extension Office
Crops Improve Across East Central Kansas Almanac Brief
Silked corn in East Central Kansas reaches 80 percent with 60 percent in the dough stage, above five year averages. Sorghum half headed, soybeans half blooming with 80 percent fields in bloom. Stocker Conference in Hutchinson Aug 21-22 with about 400 expected attendees and program notes. Also Chicago Board of Trade futures activity reported.
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Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Topeka
Kansas Livestock Association
Hutchinson
H. L. Oppenheimer
Kansas City
Jim Riley
National Cattlemen’s Association
Cal Siegfried
McCook
Neb
NCA
Jo Ann Smith
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National Institute On Cooperative Education
Ag Bulletin Board
Holiday Inn Holidome
Kansas City Board of Trade
Sep
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
ZORN
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Settle
Franklin County
4-H
Fair Sale Committee
Franklin Savings
Ottawa Co-op
Kansas State Bank
Sheldon’s
Jim Driver
Pomona
Knight Oil Peoples Bank
2HEAD
Colbern Electric Hill House
Loyd Builders
Penny’s Ready Mix
Underwood Equipment
Wellsville Bank
1Head Attic Livestock Company
Anderson
Welding Beatty
Nancy Beatty Century 21
Everett Stark Coffey County Rec Crist & Son Grocery
Federal Land Bank Feed Barn Farmers Bank
Richmond& Williamsburg
First National Bank
Fr. Co. Farm Bureau
Tom Gleason Griffin & Ratliff Auction
Ottawa Herald Hubbard Lumber Kramer Drugs
Dean Martin Mitchell Construction
Charles Beatty
Buddy Griffin
Harald Myers
Brandon Otto
Cecil Beatty
Buck Watts
Peoples Bank of Ottawa
Ray Davis
Witherspoon Commission Co
Gilbert Martin
Wilson Foods
Robert Hiles
Ottawa
Farm Bureau Insurance
Haley
South Main
Va Title Co. Inc
Pric Destirnhar
Deides Ied
HSI
Dan
Pel
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