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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1985
Page
3
Kilgore presents a large field of tested varieties at Franklin County agronomy day. He highlights performance scores and regional groupings for soybeans, noting group IV often yields best though recent tests show variety performance varies.
A KSU extension specialist reports on Western and Eastern Kansas clay soils hard as concrete, factors driving compaction, its impact on root growth and yields, and strategies to reduce pressure from equipment. He warns against adding sand and outlines practical tillage, traffic, and timing steps with long term expectations.
Franklin County farmers were urged to update restricted use pesticide licenses at the annual agronomy day. DeJulio cited East Kansas Chemical in Wellsville for two law violations and urged caution among dealers about who receives Tordan and Paraquat. The county weed department offers help with equipment and promotes fall spraying with 2-4,D, Riebram, and Tordon.
The Franklin County Farm Bureau has been named the top county in Kansas in the All Activities Award competition for the second straight year, with 23 areas judged on committees and services and county participation at state Farm Bureau meetings. Anderson County finished second.
Morgan Powell told Agronomy Day farmers face 3000 to 4000 configurations from many manufacturers for no tillage gear. He urged consulting neighbors and agents, choosing equipment by soil type, with six basic devices for no till planting and attention to depth, seed metering, residue spread, and calibration.
Farmers keep soil nutrients by applying only what crops remove, Kilgore says at Agronomy Day. Phosphorus is key in no till, with banded placement 5 to 6 inches deep boosting corn yields about 10 bushels per acre. no broadcast fertilizer. Continuous wheat lowers yields. monitor cropping sequence.
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