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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1987
Page
3
Kansas State University Extension economist Don Pretzer warns that land values production costs and crop prices have altered fair shares in oral leases. Landowners and renters must begin negotiations by January 29 with 39 days before March 1 to notify changes for 1987.
American Farm Bureau Federation head Dean Kleckner said Congress will tinker with the 1985 Food Security Act but stop short of mandatory crop controls or higher supports. He noted decades of reform and warned a possible EC U.S. trade war over duties on European products if no settlement by January 30.
County Agricultural Agent Robert W. Bosworth notes a Jan 28 farm planning and management session at the Court Building basement with Marvin Fausett focusing on using farm records to explore profitable enterprise changes. A $15 per farm fee applies. call the extension office to book. The report discusses seed germination testing, fungicide use, and hot hazards training for youths, with KS university experts urging seed testing and safety education for families and workers.
Kansas State University researchers Joe Martin and Rollie Sears are developing hard white wheat as an alternative to traditional hard red winter wheat. The work aims for insect and disease resistance, drought tolerance, and stable yields, with release years targeted in two to three years for initial varieties and potential western Kansas dryland tests next year.
Three new members were elected and three re elected to three year terms on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture at the 116th annual meeting. John Jay Armstrong of Muscotah represents District 1 and Gary Lee Hall of Chapman represents District 3. Re elected were F E Bliss Floyd Coen Duane Steeples and Jacob B Roenbaugh who became 1987 88 president with Lois Schlickau as vice president and Bob Arbuthnot as treasurer. The board also serves as the State Fair Managers.
Farm Bureau Insurance and Kansas Farm Bureau are distributing copies of The Rise of the Wheat State to public and school libraries across Kansas. The historical volume, edited by George E. Ham and Robin Higman, traces Kansas agriculture from subsistence farming to its role in global trade, marking the state's 125th anniversary.
The Kansas Telephone Association changes its name to Kansas Telecommunications Association effective immediately. The new KTA serves three systems and 27 independent Kansas telephone members, guiding legislative and regulatory work, education, training, and media relations. Members include United Telephone Co of Kansas and Southwestern Bell.
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