Farm Assets Gain Value Amid Rising Debt and Equity
The Agriculture Department reports a record 15 percent rise in farm assets to $820.2 billion as debt grows to $137.5 billion. Equity climbs to $682.7 billion, with assets led by real estate, livestock, machinery, and stored crops. Per-farm averages show $311,142 in assets and $52,172 debt, highlighting a broad asset gain despite higher debt levels.
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Carson D. Evans
Evans
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New Mexico
New Jersey
Farmers Switch to Round Hay Bales in Franklin County
In Franklin County farmers increasingly use round hay bales as labor tightens and self-sufficiency grows. Experts note square bales market advantage and easier barn handling favors squares for dairy farmers, while round bales save labor and fit limited trucking.
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Franklin County
Lee Figgins
Pomona
Figgins
Bob Bozworth
Franklin
Bozworth
Joe Gibson
Gibson
Karl Grant
Glenn Underwood
Underwood Equipment
Underwood
Edwin Sheldon
Sheldon Truck and Tractor
Sheldon
Mosaic and related diseases hit Kansas sorghum fields this summer
Franklin County reports mosaic and bacterial stripe in sorghum across several fields while seed firms worry about new strains and resistance. Other crops face threats from downy mildew in Cloud, Clay and Pratt counties and soybean diseases. Volunteer wheat hosts wheat streak mosaic. destruction advised weeks before fall wheat feeding. Round balers for cattle hay spark cost, handling, and safety concerns.
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Bozworth
State Board of Agriculture
Cloud
Clay
Pratt
Kansas
The
Agriculture Board
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