Omaha Farm Credit Banks optimistic on 1986 rates and mergers
Omaha Farm Credit Banks president John Harling says reduced rates and aid from other Farm Credit Banks will lure borrowers back after 1985 losses. He notes mergers into a single PCA and a better five year commodity outlook give optimism, despite prior heavy losses at the land bank and Omaha Bank for Cooperatives.
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Omaha Farm Credit Banks
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Land Bank
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Secretary of the Treasury
Kansas Farm Prices Higher In December
Kansas farmers saw continued price increases in December with the all-farm index at 150 percent of the 1977 base, up two points from November. Wheat rose to 2.97 a bushel, corn to 2.39, sorghum 3.52 per hundredweight, and soybeans 4.88 a bushel, while livestock values mixed and beef price indices declined. Cows, steers, and calves posted modest gains, and hogs fell while sows and other cuts shifted.
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State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Konza Prairie Research plans boost long term ecology program
More than 1.8 million over five years funds Kansas State University led studies at Konza Prairie near Manhattan. NSF will provide at least 350 thousand annually for research on fire disturbances, soils, vegetation, watersheds, grazing and native fauna as part of the National Long Term Ecological Research network.
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National Science Foundation
Konza Prairie
U.S
America
Konza Nsf
Kansas State University
Donald W. Kaufman
Terry C. Johnson
Biology
Konza
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Orchard Owner Fights Back After Severe Hail Losses
Bill Jones, Spring Hill near Olathe, bought a 10 acre apple and peach orchard in 1980. A July 1981 hailstorm wiped out crops. insurance paid 12.50 per 1.00 dollar premium for apples while peaches remained uninsured. He replanted, expanded to 15 acres, and by 1983 had 400 trees with 200 producing, emphasizing emergency irrigation and site drainage. He markets fruit locally and added pumpkins, predicting strong demand for fresh Kansas produce.
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Bill Jones
Olathe
Jones
Kansas Fruit Growers Association
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Bill
Illinois
Kansas
Association
Dairy Cow Rumens And The Dangers Of Hardware Disease
A Kansas State extension overview explains dairy cow digestion risks and common ailments. It details hardware disease from ingesting metal, plus other stomach upsets like acidosis, bloat, displaced abomasum, and ketosis, with prevention tips and notes on magnesium, calcium, and forage practices.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University Extension
Dick Dunham
Ed Call
Dunham and Call
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