Open Class Summer Squash and Horticulture Show Results
The list records participants and colors for squash, cabbages, apples, wheat, soybeans, and perennials led by strong showings from Frances Warnock and Virginia Wallace. Notable winners include Champion and Reserve Champion designations for Virginia Wallace and Frances Warnock, with Brooke Randall and Amanda Guenther earning junior honors and sweepstakes in horticulture.
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Frances Warnock
Tracy Englund
Margaret Nance
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Brooke Randall
Mexico Way
Karen Arnee Man
Frances Dunn
Amanda Guenther
Ashley Guenther
Zinnias
Marigolds
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Leadership conference highlights Farm Bureau and FFA mentions
Ottawa and Richmond youth attended a Kansas Farm Bureau Leadership America '97 seminar June 4 to 7 at Barton County Community College Great Bend. Williamsburg FFA members Mindy Mallory Amber Bond Amy Reichard Shannon Crowley and advisor Lee Weis attended the 39th State Conference July 7 9 at Barton County Community College.
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Ottawa
Ashley Dunbar
Craig Horstick
Aaron Dunbar
Richmond
Franklin County
Leadership America
Kansas Farm Bureau
Barton County Community College
Great Bend
FFA
Emily Belton
Tampa
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Mindy Mallory
Amber Bond
Amy Reichard
Shannon Crowley
Lee Wels
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Ground cover cuts pests in walnut orchards
In Yolo County California growers adopt cover crops to suppress pests, reduce erosion, and boost soil health as part of integrated pest management. A walnut grower reports halving synthetic fertilizer use while researchers note doubled wildlife on cover fields, with a gopher snake aid in natural pest control.
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Craig McNamara
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Pig disease mystery stumps researchers in USDA study
An outbreak of a pig disease last year that killed sows and caused abortion remains unsolved. Researchers coordinate a nationwide study with 40 experts, examining porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, vaccine efficacy, and possible new virus strains across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Carolina, and South Dakota. In Iowa about 10 southeast herds were affected and officials push for intensive farm investigations.
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