1981 Cropping Program and Sheep Meetings Planned
The December 9 Franklin County Young Farmers meeting will cover 1981 cropping programs after drought with carryover fertilizer and herbicides and possible insect issues. An area sheep producers session follows December 10 on ewe flock feeding and management, 4-H lambs, and winter rations. Swine seminar on December 11 in Chanute addresses farrowing house management and breeding stock indexing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Bozworth
Franklin County Young Farmers
Gary Kilgore
Area Extension Agronomist
Courts
Clifford Spaeth
KSU
Central Park Pavilion
Chanute
Swine Industry Topics and Waste Systems Update
Farm purchasing and handling of breeding stock and feeder pigs are discussed along with on farm mixing versus commercial feeds and waste systems. Registration costs are 10 in advance and 15 at the door with preregistration to Kansas Park Producers Council in Manhattan Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Park Producers Council
Farm Bureau Road
Manhattan
Kan
Windbreaks Bring Value Across Kansas Farms
On a Wabaunsee County farm east of Alta Vista the Steere family shows windbreaks planted in 1957 as a 4H project. The trees, 50 Austrian pines and 50 redcedars, now stand 15 to 25 feet tall and protect cattle from cold winds. The annual state tree program plans to ship about 1.5 million trees next spring to counties for conservation plantings. Prices vary by species and order size, with new barefoot black locusts and returning Ponderosa pines added to the supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Harold Steere
Wabaunsee County
Alta Vista
Steeres
Stanley
Lonnie
Wabaunsee
Marlow
Kansas
Congress
Bill Loucks
Kansas State University
Harold
Loucks
U.S. 81
K-State
Range-Fed vs Feedlot Beef Costs Revealed by USDA Study
USDA economists compare six feedlot use variations to show that grazing alone often yields higher cost per pound than early confinement finishing. Delayed finishing on grain lowers costs and raises per-pound value, but range feeding lowers total beef output and can reduce grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Ray Brokken
Economics and Statistics Service
ESS
Corvallis
Ore
Brokken
U.S
Carl W. O’connor
Thomas L. Nordblom
Congress
Farm Bureau Pushes Direct U S China Trade
Kansas Farm Bureau president John Junior Armstrong announced at the 62nd annual Topeka meeting that a trade representative agreement with PRC trade agent Albert Ping was approved. Armstrong and Ping signed the pact at a news conference. A nine day information exchange mission to China will study agricultural needs, with delegates visiting Henan Province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Republic of China
Kansas
Kansas Farm Bureau
John Junior Armstrong
Topeka
Armstrong
Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Albert Ping
Ping
Kansas Information Exchange
China
Kansas Agricultural
People’s Republic of China
Henan
Kansas Agriculture
Information Exchange
Terry Nygaard
KFB
Conservation Ponds Need Regular Maintenance in Franklin County
Conservation practices stress pond upkeep for a 15 to 20 year life. Whether funded publicly or privately, ponds require yearly inspections after heavy rain, seed grassings with tame or native grasses, and control of debris, erosion, and tree growth to protect the dam and extend longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Norwood
Franklin County
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Gus van der Hoeven
Extension Landscape Horticulturist
van der Hoeven
Steere
Nell Satterlee
Ottawa
Franklin Savings
Marvin’s Market
Junction
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Moin
Oftons
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Sale Thurs-Sat
Sale Born
Farm Bureau
U.s.-China
PRC
Ifarm and Road, Tire Service Farm Bureau
Alsolee Tires
SCOTT
John Deere
Ealer
Etteem
Duel Laereee
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