Weathered hay retains value for winter cattle feed
Kansas State University researchers found rain had limited negative effect on most weathered hay quality for winter cattle feed. They advise using lowest quality fall roughage for early calving needs, saving best hay for calving, blending weathered hay with higher quality forage, possibly increasing grain, and running a forage analysis to guide fall and winter feeding plans.
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Manhattan
Cprah
Corah
Jefferson County
Mitchell County
Douglas County
New Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine Brings Long Term Hope
The USDA and Genentech developed a recombinant DNA vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease. It uses a virus segment, is safer and cheaper, and could aid eradication plans, though initial U S impact is limited. The program includes a vaccine bank and biocontainment at Plum Island.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
John K. Atwell
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Agricultural Research Service
Genentech, Inc
San Francisco
Atwell
United States
Bayer Laboratories
West Germany
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Long Island
Plum Island
Insects Less Problematic Across Kansas This Summer
Kansas farmers report fewer pests across grain sorghum and corn fields due to favorable growing conditions and weather. Greenbugs remain a concern in southwestern and eastern areas with potential yield losses, while corn borers, chinch bugs, and spider mites are generally lighter than in past years. Parasitic wasps offer some help, and county extension offices can provide control recommendations.
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Kansas
Kansas State University
Leroy Brooks
Gray County
Brooks
Manhattan
County Extension Office
Grass carp offer permanent weed control for Kansas ponds
Dr Kenneth L Hladek explains the white amur grass carp as a non chemical solution to dense aquatic vegetation in ponds. Stocking since 1977, these fish eat weeds and grow rapidly, reducing 80 percent of vegetation by the third year, with five fish per surface acre as a starting rate.
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Kenneth L. Hladek
Kansas
Soil Conservation Service Office
Nation's Pastures Far Better This Year
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports that pasture and range conditions across the United States improved markedly from 1980, with Aug. 1 ratings averaging 82 percent good to excellent versus a record low 60 percent last year. Hay production, led by alfalfa, is up about 5 percent to 137.8 million tons as yields rise, though regional drought and insects still affected some areas. Wisconsin leads hay output at 11.2 million tons, with notable gains in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, the Eastern Belt, and the Northeast.
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Don Kendall
AP Farm
Wiiter
Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Pacific
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Texas
Mountain States
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Larry Corah
Dean Dicken
Ortheast Area Extension Agronomist
World
North and
Central America
Panama
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Scandinavian Countries
Ireland
Europe
Neal’s Tire Service
Neal
Pomona
Neil Satterlee
Ottawa
John Deere
Nea
John Ofla
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