Crop reporting deadline extended to Aug 31
The Franklin County Farm Service Agency extended the spring-seeding crop acreage reporting deadline by one month to August 31 to reduce producer wait times and balance staff workload. Farmers must report acreage for crops tied to price support loans, CRP, and noninsured disaster assistance, with timely filing ensuring prompt benefit eligibility and avoiding late-reporting costs.
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Franklin County Farm Service Agency
David Hornung
FSA
Hornung
PFC
Transportation summit focuses on future of agri logistics
Agriculture secretary Dan Glickman and transportation secretary Rodney Slater head to City Missouri for a two day National Agricultural Transportation Summit. They address aging bridges roads and rail bottlenecks while noting present grain storage strains and looming fall harvest challenges.
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Associated Press
Wile C Cross City
Clinton
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Glickman
Transportation
Rodney Slater
U.S
Kids pedal pull winners at Franklin County Fair
The Franklin County Fair youth pedal pull produced class winners with first and second places across ages 4 through 12. Notable names include Nicholas Lowe Tyler Webb Brent Leimkuehler Tanner Webb Brandi Smith Shandon Smith Cody Cates Matt Soper and others. A full results listing will appear in Friday The Ottawa Herald.
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Franklin County Fair
Nicholas Lowe
Sara Schaefer
Tyler Webb
Paige McFarland
Kyle Nitcher
Jakob DeVore
Brent Leimkuehler
Hayden Selman
Tanner Webb
Austin Ogle
Brandi Smith
Kelly Atchinson
Shandon Smith
Derick Lowe
Cody Cates
Mary Rayson
Matt Soper
Adam Kuntzsch
Ottawa Herald
Family studies lingonberries for Wisconsin farming
MAIDEN ROCK Wisconsin AP A fruit growing family uses a state grant to study lingonberries. Terry and John Cuddy have cultivated 30 varieties on Rush River Produce since 1994 aiming to find best performers and expand to commercial volumes in 3 to 5 years. Lingonberries fruit in late June to July and again in late September to early October. The operation also grows blueberries raspberries blackberries gooseberries and currants.
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Maiden Rock
Wis
State Agriculture Department
Canada
Wisconsin
Terry
John Cuddy
Cuddy
Rail shortage a Idaho worry on grain shipments
Burley Idaho The Idaho Farm Bureau warns that forecasts by Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe show rail car shortages as a large grain harvest looms. Grain from last year remains in elevators due to low prices and weak overseas demand, continuing issues for Idaho shipping for the second year in a row.
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Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Midwest
Burley, Idaho
Idaho Farm Bureau
Union Pacific Corp
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co
Idaho
Abdallah Shrine Rodeo Set for Kemper Arena in Kansas City
The 39th Abdallah Shrine Rodeo runs August 13 to 15 at Kemper Arena with 400 competitors expected. Six events including saddle bronc and bull riding offer about 40000 dollars in prize money, Sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Special events include a wild horse race for adults over 18 with a three person team, preregistration and waivers required. Tickets cost eight dollars for general admission and ten to twelve dollars for reserved seats. Tickets available through Ticket Master or by calling 913-362-1293.
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Kemper
Shrine Rodeo
Kansas City
Abdallah Shrine
Kemper Arena
Professional
Rodeo Cowboy’s Association
KSU Field Day At Rossville Slated For Aug 4
Kansas State University Extension invites farmers near Rossville to a free field day at the Kansas River Valley Experiment Field on US-24 one mile east of Rossville. Sessions cover corn and soybean weed management herbicide performance and irrigation. A meal by Shawnee Terminal Elevator follows. info via 785-532-5776.
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KSU
Rossville
Kansas
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Kansas River Valley Experiment Field
Us-24
Shawnee
KSU Agronomy Department
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