Nutrition and DHIA Meeting for Franklin County Dairymen
Dairy nutrition session tied to DHIA set for Feb 5 at Ottawa University Student Union with Dick Dunham covering vitamin and mineral guidelines feeding first calf heifers and profitable production. Morning business meeting for Franklin County and Douglas Franklin DHIA Associations. lunch by Dutch treat. Legume Production School on Feb 11 at Baker University features alfalfa and red clover topics led by Kilgore, Lippert, and Figurski. pesticide use and 1980 restrictions discussed by Area Entomologist George Lippert.
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Bob Bozworth
DHIA
Ottawa University Student Union
Dick Dunham
Franklin County
Douglas-Franklin D.H.I
Parmeter
Baker University
Budget Boost for Farm Transport Agency Needing Congress Action
President Carter seeks about 2.2 million dollars for the USDA Office of Transportation in the next fiscal year, an increase of 506 thousand from the current year, to tackle growing farm movement problems. The Rural Transportation Advisory Task Force report urged policy streamlining, incentives to raise truck load limits, and negotiated rail contracts with federal oversight. Also, USDA adjusted chicken labeling to speed up embargoed Soviet purchases while considering broader rail and highway reforms and ongoing monitoring by key federal agencies.
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Carter
Congress
Agriculture Department
Department
Office of Transportation
USDA
Secretaries of Agriculture and Transportation
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Department of Transportation
The
New Tree Diseases May Require Specialist Care
Kansas State entomologist Hugh Thompson says new tree diseases and pesticide restrictions threaten do it yourself lawn care. He notes 40 plus insect species threaten Kansas trees and predicts EPA limits will push professional services into routine maintenance like a warranty or house call.
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Manhattan
Hugh Thompson
Kansas State University
Kansas
Thompson
Kansas Arborists Association
K-State
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
One Good Tree Worth A Lot
Kansas State University Extension forester Jim Nightwonger notes trees cool like air conditioners, with a 7 inch diameter tree matching five room air conditioners in effect. He cites evergreen shielding, noise reduction, erosion control and beauty while warning about future obstructions. K-State offers free forestry help and sells windbreak trees in March and April to nonresidential plantings.
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Manhattan
Jim Nightwonger
Kansas State University
Nightwonger
Cotton Study Projects Record Cotton Exports in 1979-80
The Agriculture Department says 1979-80 cotton use will total about 6.4 million bales, similar to last year, with exports seen at 7.5 million bales, boosting total disappearance to about 13.9 million. The report notes the big news is exports, the highest since 1966-67, while details from Kansas arborists discuss tree insect management and an upcoming paid health-maintenance plan.
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Kansas
Washington
Agriculture Department
Burning Beetles With Bark Controls Disease
Kansas State University entomologist Hugh Thompson explains Dutch elm disease, spread by bark beetles, has killed 85 to 90 percent of shade elms in many communities. Logs should be burned by March 1 to prevent egg hatching and further spread. If bark is removed and wood burned or buried, the disease can be contained.
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Thompson
K-State
University of Maryland
KSU
Manhattan
Kansas
Hugh Thompson
Kansas State University
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Gary Kilgore
George Lippert
Leo Figurski
Environmental Protection Agency
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Soviet Union
Mn Quidon
Rigid Form, Inc
Richmond
Larry
Puckett
Ottawa
ORING
Tire Service
SCOTT
Kerosun
Omni
Kero-Sun, Inc
Nitcher Building & Supply
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