Registration Starts Monday For Beef Referendum
Beef producers may register at the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation office starting Monday to vote in a county referendum. Registration runs to February 6 with voting set for February 18 to 22. Albert Dunbar, Franklin County Referendum Advisory Committee chair, said a calling campaign will urge producers to register and that no public meetings are planned. The committee aims to reach all producers before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Office
Albert Dunbar
Franklin County
Beef promotion referendum seeks national research program
Farmers would fund a national beef research and information program via a board of up to 68 producers collecting about 40 million dollars annually. The plan covers marketing, nutrition, foreign markets and anti beef propaganda, with regional representation and voter eligibility rules for cattle owners. Opposition from Kansas Farmers Union warns of increased farmer competition and potential political influence.
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Dunbar
Beef Research and Information Act
Beef Board
U.S.D.A
Secretary of Agriculture
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
Kansas Farmers Union
Dale Lyon
Lyon
Fireplace Ashes Good For Gardens And Sheep Procurement
Fireplace ashes can enrich gardens by adding potash and phosphorus, with 50 to 100 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Soils vary in potash. east soils benefit from ash making them more alkaline, while west soils risk iron chlorosis. Separate note covers Dorset ram and Rambouillet ewe crossbreeding efforts in Kansas, shipping 750 ewe lambs to Texas and back at set prices. A veterinary guide praises sodium hypochlorite as a virucidal disinfectant for barns, with Clorox as a common source and a 0.175 percent dilution.
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Colby
Clifford Spaeth
Kansas State University
Kansas Quality Sheep Committee
Kansas
Texas
Spaeth
Pomona student returns from three week agriculture study abroad
Alan Duffle of Pomona RFD 1 joined twenty peers from Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska on a three week Comparative Agriculture Course in Hawaii New Zealand and Australia. They visited Parker Ranch Kahuku Ranch Hawaii cattle operations sheep and wool research in New Zealand and extensive crop and wine production in Australia. Alan a senior animal science major reported high land values and loan rates for young farmers and noted kangaroo trips in Australia and native hunting of lambs.
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Alan Duffle
Pomona Rfd 1
Kansas State University
University of Nebraska
Jack Riley
KSU
Ted Sloan
Hawaii
New Zealand
Australia
Parker Ranch
United States
Kahuku
Hawaii Agriculture Experiment Station
Papaya
Alan
Winchmore
Government of
Peter Floyd
Waitomo
Andes Mountains
Andy Duffle
Pomona
Pioneer Poll on Grain Transportation Targets Farmers Views
Pioneer Hi Bred International and Garst Thomas Hybrid Corn Co. announce a nationwide poll in 16 states to gauge farmers concerns on grain transportation. More than 50 questions cover roads, rails, barges, rates, and regulations. up to 75,000 completed forms expected. Findings aim to inform shippers, carriers, lawmakers, and agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon Rapids
Lowa
Kansas
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc
Garst & Thomas Hybrid Corn Co
David Garst
Pioneer
Garst
Jefferson Davis Associates
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Yankelovich, Skelly
White, Inc
New York
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Robert Bozworth
Chuck Marr
Transportation Issues Surveyed
Locust
Ottawa Co-Op
Ottawa
Merle Winsky
Mgr
Ottawa Co- Op
VaAa
Im Bach Auctioneer Certified Auctioneer's Institute
Buidon
Rigid Form, Inc
Richmond
KCPL
Energy Dialogue
P. O
Kansas City
KCPI
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