Musk thistle war rages in Franklin and Anderson counties
Franklin County Noxious Weed Director DeJulio says musk thistle, a four foot tall green weed, overruns pastures and wastes. He notes 5,000 seeds per plant and 200 seeds per flower head. Counties spend about 250000 yearly on chemical control and education to enforce landowner compliance, while Anderson County’s Larry Thurston stresses ongoing education and cooperative farmer support.
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DeJulio
Franklin County
Larry Thurston
Anderson County
Musk Thistle Primer and Control Measures From Kansas County Directors
The musk thistle native to Europe was first recorded in 1852 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. It forms rosettes with dark green leaves and nodding purplish pink flower heads. Landowners must control and eradicate it using cutting, digging, mowing, or chemical treatment with county noxious weed department approval.
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Europe
United States
Harrisburg
Lake Region RC&D reports 93 achievements and plans
The Lake Region RC&D Council details a successful fiscal year with county involvement Franklin Miami Osage Anderson Coffey Linn. Highlights include recycling growth across six counties, four counties securing federal timber bridge funds totaling 110000, a soils and septic workshop, residue farm show efforts, a color story Sweet Meadow Tales Ruport, and a new timber drop structure project with Linn County Conservation to curb erosion. A regional solid waste committee is planned, and Hillsdale Lake faces urban runoff concerns.
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Rc&d
Lake Region
Rc&d Council
County Commission
Conservation District
Franklin
Miami
Osage
Anderson
Coffey
Linn
State Association of
Rc&ds
Kansas
Linn County Conservation
U.S. Forestry Service
Hillsdale Lake
Miami County
Hall of Fame adds three ARS scientists period
The Agriculture Department inducts John R. Gorham Sterling B Hendricks and Clair E Terrill into the Science Hall of Fame ARS plaques at Beltsville honor retired or near retirement researchers for advancing agricultural science Gorham led a 1962 diagnostic test development for bluetongue and caprine arthritis and encephalitis Terrill boosted sheep meat production and genetic strategies while Hendricks helped discover phytochrome a plant light switch The 30 inducted since 1986 are honored in the ARS National Visitor Center Beltsville.
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Ashington W
Science
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Research Service
John R. Gorham
Pullman
Wash
Sterling B. Hendricks
Beltsville
Clair E. Terrill
Dubois
Idaho
ARS National
ARS
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Muneera
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County Weed Directors Association of Kansas
EERE
Lamaster Aerial Spraying, Inc
Charles A. Lamaster
P.O
Ottawa
Ottawa Municipal Coffey County
Srr
Serre
Killough Construction Inc
Bo Killough
Lake Region Rc&d
Friends of Mine Creek
Battle of Mine Creek
Alwaye
Associated Press
R. Dean Plowman
Gorham
National Wildlife Federation
USDA
Soil Conservation Service
Jean Rossman
U.S
Hendricks
Phytochrome
Terrill
Genet
Washington
Economic Research Service
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