Livestock Losses Highlight Winter Hardship Across Area
Farmers warn water access is critical as cold weather haunts cattle and hog losses. National By-Products notes many carcasses from ponds while experts urge fenced ponds and gravity-fed troughs. Hog fires from undersized heat lamps and winter illnesses also contribute, with mixed reports on overall winter mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Boeckman
Topeka
National
National By-Products
Boeckman
Bob Bozworth
Franklin County
Bozworth
DHIA Plans Annual Meeting in Ottawa and KSU Day
The D H I A annual meeting will be March 4 at 10 a m in Celebration Hall Ottawa with a morning business session and awards and a talk on Using Your D H I A Records by Dick Dunham K S U dairy specialist Reservations for noon meals due February 25 Cattleman's Day at K S U is March 5 at 9 45 a m in Weber Hall arena A beef cattle research update and promotion will be featured Researchers J Launchbaugh describes complementary forage systems that can boost beef production and profits per acre over grazing native range alone The study near Russell Kansas used a double cropping system with rye or wheat followed by sorghum Sudan grass hybrid and careful grazing to balance forage quality and quantity across seasons
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Robert W. Bozworth
Celebration Hall
Ottawa
Dick Dunham
KSU
Weber Hall Arena
Kansas State University
John Launchbaugh
Russell
Kansas
Launchbaugh
Hays Branch
Soviets Resume Grain Buying as Sanctions Eased
The Soviet Union, after a long delay, resumed U S grain purchases with a 150000 metric ton corn sale, lifting total U S grain exports to 10.9 million tons for 1981 82 under a long term agreement. USDA officials noted sanctions during martial law in Poland but reported no change to current deal terms.
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Department
Reagan
Soviet Union
Poland
United States
Moscow
Seed Sellers Reminded Of State Seed Laws
Topeka. Robert Guntert of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture warns seed growers that selling agricultural seed makes them seed dealers and thus subject to the Kansas Seed Law. Labels must include crop kind and variety, producer name and address, origin, lot number, and germination analysis plus percentages of pure seed, other crops, weed seed, inert matter, and hard seed. Testing is valid nine months. samples can be submitted to the Seed Laboratory in Topeka for a fee. The control division enforces the Seed Law and related agricultural statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Robert Guntert
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Safeway beef merchandising insights at Cattlemen Day
Ed Price of Safeway will discuss consumer needs and non graded beef at Kansas State University Cattlemen Day in Weber Hall Arena. The event features Rich McKee of the Kansas Beef Council and Harald Engle Jr. offering producer viewpoints on beef production and merchandising for the 1980s.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Weber Hall Arena
Ed Price
Safeway Stores, Inc
Englewood
Colo
Price
Texas A&m University
Safeway
Rich McKee
Kanss Beef Council
Harald Engle Jr
Madison
Kan
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USDA
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Ariz
National Association of Conservation Districts
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Sheldon’s
Sperry
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Cattlemen's Day
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