Grasshoppers and chiggers threaten gardens and outings
Small grasshoppers are thick in some areas damaging gardens corn and soybeans. Use labeled insecticides for gardens fence rows and crops and follow label guidance. Chiggers bite cause itching welts. remedies include repellents sulfur dust and hot soapy baths. For lawn chiggers apply diazinon or Kelthane per label. fall tree seedlings offered by Extension Forestry for windbreaks erosion control wildlife habitat and Christmas plantings.
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Robert W. Bozworth
Dell Gates
Kansas State University
Extension Forestry
Farm tree varieties and sales offer at $20 per box
Varieties available include Austrian pine Scotch pine Eastern redcedar and Rocky Mountain juniper offered in boxes of 30 at 20 per box Applications accepted through September 9 Agricultural extension warns avoid neglecting cow calf health and urges daily pasture checks A dead cow may result from lightning bloat or black leg
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Homer K. Caley
Kansas State University
Michael Martin
Wheat as cattle feed options and management tips in 1981
Kansas State University researchers discuss using light weight soft winter wheat for cattle feed amid a wheat surplus. They compare feeding value to corn and milo, advise limiting wheat to about 40 percent of the ration, note price relations, and highlight handling, processing, and health considerations for grazing cattle and feedlot finishing including protein, energy content, and possible acidosis risks.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Coleridge
Midwest
Kansas State University
John R. Brethour
Hays
Gerry Kuhl
Merrel
E. Mikesell
Colby
Mikesell
Wyoming
Brethour
Kuhl
North Dakota
Montana
Canada
Idalig
Kay
Caley
Casey
Stress In Farm Life And Its Effects On Health
The article discusses how stress, part of daily life, affects farmers and families. It outlines alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages, noting fatigue, poor sleep, overwork, and diet as factors that raise risk. It links stress to lowered resistance and previews management steps in the next section.
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Martin
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Gates
Fort Hays Experiment Station
Larry Neal
Pomona, Ks
Neil Satterlee
Ottawa
Vien Vay de
Oba
Mnal Agric
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