Protecting prairie dogs and Amish overpass debate
A Kansas column discusses proposed protection for the black tailed prairie dog on federal lands near Cimarron Grasslands, the Arkansas River shiner endangered species note, and Reno County Amish requests for a third Yoder area overpass on K 96. The writer urges balance between landowners, wildlife, and highway upgrades while advocating humane road safety and Amish accommodation.
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Ark River
Old Order
Beachy
Kansas
Cimarron National
Elkhart
Pat Roberts
Congress
Reno County Commission
Obee Road
Yoder
County Commission
Yoder Road
Fertilizing Programs for Cool Season Grasses
Time to plan fertilizer for forage production in fescue and biome pastures. Decide nitrogen form and rate based on yield goals, and split 70 percent in spring and 30 percent in fall. Apply 75 lb N in late winter and 35 lb N in late summer. Base phosphorus and potassium on soil tests and apply with the late summer N. For details, contact the County Extension Office.
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Ball Park
County Extension Office
Kansas School Lunch Week Celebrations Across Districts
Kansas schools mark School Lunch Week with themed menus and a From the Land of Kansas promotion by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. Ottawa director Rita Brown notes rotating decorated cakes for Hawthorne and Sacred Heart offerings include Chuckwagon sloppy joe and Kansas Pyramid Pizza in districts with Nestle contracts. Franklin County sorghum winner Kenneth Claerhout of rural Princeton leads in dryland conventional till with 143.76 bu/acre, followed by Galen Harris in Douglas and Jeff Casten in Osage, while Osage’s Thompson Farms wins dryland no-till with 128.67 bu/acre. county averages range 74 bu/acre.
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Kansas
Land of Kansas
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Ottawa
Rita Brown
Food Services
Hawthorne
Brown
Sacred Heart
Nestle
Franklin County
Kenneth Claerhout
Princeton
Claerhout
Claerhot
HAL
Galen Harris
Douglas County
Jeff Casten
Osage County
Harris
Casten
National Grain Sorghum Producers
Thompson Farms
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Second Genetically Engineered Tomato Approved for Market
The Agriculture Department approved DNA Plant Technology Corp of Oakland to market a tomato engineered to slow ripening by interrupting ethylene production. It will be test-marketed in New York and New Jersey as Fresh World Farms Endless Summer, with final ripening by ethylene gas. Calgene previously gained approval for a separate biotech tomato.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
DNA Plant Technology Corp
Oakland
Calif
New York State
New Jersey
Fresh World Farms
Ellen Martin
Calgene Inc
Davis
Chicago
Lake Park
Imokilee
Fla
Calgene
Carolyn Hayworth
Americans expect more beef consumption in 1995
The National Cattlemen's Association forecasts higher per capita beef intake in 1995, with average consumption rising from 67.5 to about 68 pounds. Production may increase up to 2 percent from 24.2 to 24.6 billion pounds, while average retail prices are seen down about 2 percent.
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Washington
National Cattlemen’s Association
Association
Farm bill deliberations take back seat in policy focus
AP dispatch notes that tax policy regulations and budget proposals will dominate early hearings, delaying farm bill action. House panel plans April hearings on food stamps property rights taxes and civil law reform as GOP priorities. Major farm groups seek lighter regulations on water quality endangered species and worker protections.
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Ashington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture Committee
House
American Farm Bureau Federation
Dave Lane
Clinton
Tration
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Dan Glickman
Kansas
Senate
Department
Tom Amontree
Glickman
Pat Roberts
R-Kan
Agriculture Department
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Harris News Service
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Franklin County Extension
Massachusetts
Lawrence
KSB
Kansas State Bank
Robert Greene
The
Secret Service
Roberts
Farm Bureau Federation
Richard Lugar
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