Botswana Farmers Face Traditional Limits on Agriculture
Kansas State University researchers assess Botswana farming systems in arid lands with walking plows and limited tools. They note heavy cattle reliance, overgrazing near wells, variable rainfall, and women’s central role in farming while aiming to boost crop output through targeted, low-cost improvements.
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Botswana
van Withee
Withee
Bussing
Africa
South Africa
Hail Losses Cost Kansas $9.1 Million in 1979
Kansas State University scientists receive funding from the Kansas Corn Commission for a three year study on fertigation to reduce hail damage effects in irrigated corn. The project, at Garden City Agricultural Experiment Station, tests fertilizer irrigation combinations and notes potential yield and disease outcomes.
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Kansas
National Crop Insurance Corporation
Kansas State University
Jack Gray
Kansas Corn Commission
Highland
Garden City Agricultural Experiment Station
Gray
Corn Commission
Kansas State Agronomy Field Day Set for Aug 17 in Manhattan
Kansas State University Agronomy Field Day to be held August 17 at the Agronomy Farm in north Manhattan across from the football stadium. A walking tour will cover tillage and fertilizer efficiency as well as seeding and harvest machinery, with a browsing area for hybrids and crop production questions. Lunch is served noon at $2 per person, and tractor efficiency demos follow. verlin Peterson notes early arrival for walking tours and registration at 8 a.m. Contact County Extension Office at 242-3166 for ride arrangements.
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Kansas State University Agronomy
Agronomy Farm
KSU
Kansas Park
Verlin Peterson
KSA Extension Agronomist
County Extension Office
Hogs and Lambs Lead Grain Contest Gains this Year
The grain contest shows improved gains for hogs and lambs but lower for steers. Beef entries averaged 2.36 pounds per day with a 3.67 peak by Buck Watts, dairy beef averaged 2.34 pounds for Brian Yates, hogs averaged 1.73 pounds led by Ron Rowland at 2.13, and lambs averaged around 0.78 with Michelle Douglas and Jennifer Mages tying as top gainers.
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Buck Watts
Brian Yates
Ron Rowland
Michelle Douglas
Jennifer Mages
Livestock Exports Seminar Planned in Topeka
A one day seminar on exporting livestock to foreign markets will be held August 25 at the Ramada Inn Downtown Topeka. Registration opens at 8 a.m. with speakers from 9 to 3. Midwest specialists will cover markets buyer health rules documentation insurance transport and finances. Sponsored by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
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