County's 82 Wheat Crop Among Worst Ever Seen
DIANE YEAMANS reports this year's area wheat crop is heavily damaged by hail with fields abandoned and test weights at 52 to 53 pounds. Yields vary from five to about 40 bushels per acre as farmers delay harvest and plant raw crops, while weeds and further rain threaten remaining heads.
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Diane Yeamans
Ralph Ferguson
Farmers Co-op
Williamsburg
Adrian Derousseau
Ottawa Co-op
Ferguson
Dale Pearson
Richmond
Plan for Integrated Farm Business to Cut Stress and Grow
Kansas State University economist Don Pretzer argues for a fully integrated farm plan linking production, finance, and marketing. The plan helps identify strengths and weaknesses, set measurable objectives, and adapt to market changes. It emphasizes inventories, accrual income, and annual cash flow to guide capital, taxes, and debt decisions.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Don Pretzer
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
Pretzer
Economist
Kansas
Cnming
No-Till Aids Planting In Tough Rainy Season
Farmers faced persistent rain hindering field work as row crops go in by boat. No-till offers faster, shallower planting with fewer steps, but weeds and crusting after rain remain challenges. Experts from Kansas State Extension and East Central Kansas Experiment Field praise weed prevention and new cultivators, with on time planting and ridge methods offering potential advantages.
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Bob Bohannan
Kansas State Extension Service
Bohannan
Keith Janssen
East Central
Kansas Experiment Field
Ottawa Municipal
Janssen
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