Weevil Numbers Dwindle In Face Of Thistle Invasion
Ray DeJulio of Franklin County Noxious Weed Dept reports musk thistle weevils declining after a hotter drier summer, with moths doing more damage. State Ag official Bill Greenwood notes overstatement of weevil effectiveness and promotes fall and spring spraying plus hand removal of seed heads to curb thistle spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Ray DeJulio
Franklin County
DeJulio
Bill Greenwood
State Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Wyoming
Greenwood
State Board of Agriculture
M.K. McCarty
University of Nebraska
McCarty
Livestock Prices Up This Half
Washington AP report says Agriculture Department economists expect livestock prices to edge higher in the second half of the year. Higher prices would aid cattle feeders, with expansion unlikely until 1981 crops are clearer. Meat production falls, hogs at low $50s, feedgrain supply tightened but may improve with good yields.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Omaha
Neb
Conservation Comments on Kansas Agriculture and Energy Use
Herman Norwood of the Soil Conservation Service in Ottawa, RI outlines how Kansas farming relies on petroleum and how farmers can cut energy use. He cites reduced tillage, erosion control, efficient fertilizer and pesticide use, drought-tolerant crops, windbreak care, solar and wind technology, and fewer tillage passes as key strategies to reduce energy demand and improve resilience against fuel shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Tis Energy
Herman Norwood
Soil Conservation Service
Ottawa
Scs
Farm energy and soil-saving practices urged for farms
Dozens of sound ideas help farmers save energy and conserve soil and water. Reducing tillage can protect soil and reduce erosion while maintaining crop yields. Windbreaks, drip irrigation, and careful irrigation scheduling cut energy costs and water use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SCS
Norwood
Erosion Unseen Toll: 6.4 Billion Tons Lost Annually
Herman Norwood of the Soil Conservation Service warns that 6.4 billion tons of soil vanish each year from U S farmland and urban land. Each person bears about 28 tons, enough to cover Kansas three quarters of an inch, threatening national productivity.
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Herman Norwood
Soil Conservation Service
Ottawa
Kansas
United States
U.S
Norwood
Extension granted for soybean planting in eastern Kansas counties
Franklin Coffey Bourbon Osage Crawford Lyon Cherokee Anderson Linn Neosho Miami Labelle Woodson Allen Wilson Montgomery Greenwood counties receive extended insurable planting date to July 5 and final reporting date to July 10. Regional director Boerner announced the easement applies specifically to these counties.
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Manhattan
Forrest Boerner
Federal Crop Insurance
Kansas
Franklin, Coffey
Bourbon
Osage
Crawford
Lyon
Cherokee
Anderson
Linn
Neosho
Miami
Labelle
Woodson
Allen
Wilson
Montgomery
Greenwood
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John Branson
Neil Satterlee
Sara
Ronald D. Hamilton
CPA
Anchor Savings Association
West 8Th Street
Lawrence
FCI
Eddy Anderson
R.R
Richmond, Kansas
Edward O. Jones & Co
Edward C. Jones & Co
Michael J. Esser
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