Microwave to change farming in the 1990s forecast
Vancouver speech by Barry Flinchbaugh of Kansas State University predicts the 1990s will bring greater farm sector change than the previous nine decades. He cites microwave food prep as a key driver, notes rising contract farming, and foresees agribusiness as a partner to farmers, with large operations advantaged by scale and technology. He warns of policy shifts and rising risk sharing across the food chain.
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British Columbia
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
U.S
Flinchbaugh
Kansas State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Manhattan
Kan
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Wisconsin
Western World
Europe
Asia
Concrete blocks replace high cost methods to stabilize gullies
An economical method uses eight by sixteen by eight inch concrete blocks to line a gully or overfall. The block lined chute sits on a 3:1 slope with level top and bottom aprons, filter fabric, and bedding material to drain and prevent erosion. No special labor or equipment needed beyond careful placement.
Van Leiden to celebrate retirement at Ray's IGA
Ottawa grocer Tony Van Leiden, in business 30 years, will be honored with a 2 to 4 p.m. Friday reception at Ray's IGA. He plans to semi-retire and work a couple of days weekly to stay connected with customers. He credits service as key to store success and notes how technology has changed ordering since 1959.
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Ottawa
Ray
IGA
S. Main
van Leiden
Ray's
Bob Pence
Pence Iga
Mike
Tom Floersch
Duke Chaney
United States
Weigand Joins Kansas City Realty Firm
Weigand, formerly a Franklin Savings Association director and executive vice president of Franklin Financial Concepts, Inc., has joined Minkin Real Estate Company in Kansas City as a sales and leasing associate after serving as vice president of marketing at Continental Exploration, Inc.
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Thomas R. Weigand
Ottawa
RFD 3
Minkin Real Estate Company
Kansas City
Weigand
Franklin Savings Association
Franklin Financial Concepts, Inc
Continental Exploration, Inc
Pesticides and groundwater symposium led by Iowa expert
Richard Fawcett of Iowa State University will head a public symposium on pesticides and groundwater from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday Feb 13 at the State Historical Building Auditorium in Topeka. The event, sponsored by the Kansas Agricultural Education Foundation, highlights concerns from research in the Big Springs Area. admission is free.
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Richard Fawcett
Iowa State University
State Historical Building
10Th and
Jackson Streets
Topeka
Fawcett
Iowa
Big Springs
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