Crop Meeting and Bagworm Advice Leads Week for Growers
A sunflowers and wheat variety meeting is set for Monday June 10 at Celebration Hall with Gary Kilgore and area seed dealers to discuss cultivation. A field tour of wheat, oat and barley varieties follows on Tuesday at East Central Experiment Field with Keith Janssen and Kilgore answering questions. Also covered is bagworm control tips by Judy Bertholf and Joe Harner’s reminders on maintaining stored grain and pest prevention before harvest.
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Robert W. Bozworth
Gary Kilgore
Area Extension Agronomist
East Central Experiment Field
Keith Janssen
Kilgore
Joe Harner
KSU
Harner
Harter
Colby Field Day At Colby Station In June
Colby Branch Agricultural Experiment Station will hold its annual spring field day from 1 to 4 p.m. on June 12. Station head Larry Robertson says activities include research presentations, a riding tour of irrigated and dryland wheat and barley nurseries, Q and A sessions, equipment displays, and commercial exhibits. A three-year study on irrigation scheduling for soybeans and a wheat varieties comparison will be reviewed, along with wheat seed quality disease and reduced-tillage practices. The station sits a block south of US 24 west of Colby.
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Colby
Colby Branch
Larry Robertson
Market Summary of Chicago Wheat and Corn Futures
Chicago futures report shows mixed activity in wheat and corn with varied open, high, low and last prices. Trading figures include December and July positions, daily open interest around 102 thousand and increments near one percent, reflecting modest shifts in grains markets.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wheat futures slump to six-year lows on weak demand
The Kansas City Board of Trade wheat pit sank as bearish news overwhelmed the market. July 1985 futures slid to a session low around 3.14 a bushel amid record yields, ample carryover, and shrinking export demand. Weak USDA exports and policy uncertainty added to nerves.
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Kansas City Sap
Wheat’ Future
The
Kansas City Board of Trade
Melissa Cordonier
Kansas City
Fruit Garden Fertilizer Tips From Kansas State Expert
Kansas State University extension horticulturist Frank Morrison urges sun exposure to leaf surfaces and proper pruning to improve light, plus soil moisture and organic amendments to cut fertilizer needs. He advises March nitrogen rates for grapes and bush fruits and careful watering to avoid root damage.
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Frank Morrison
Kansas State University
Morrison
Kansas State
Dairying Marked By Specialization
The Kansas State University perspective notes dairying in Kansas has specialties, higher efficiency, and broader dairyman involvement. Producers run roughly $250,000 operations milking 60 to 65 cows, while automation and data from Dairy Herd Improvement Association guide decisions on breeding and feeding.
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Manhattan
Kasnas
Dick Dunham
Kansas State ‘University
Dunham
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Soil a cradle of life in Kansas conservation talk
Herman Norwood of the Soil Conservation Service in Ottawa extols soil as the basis of forests, wildlife, streams, and farming. He notes hundreds of Kansas soil types, varying erosion and use, and urges engineers, planners, and farmers to seek SCS guidance at 242-1109.
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Herman Norwood
Soil Conservation Service
Ottawa
SCS
Kansas
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Ag Bulletin Board
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Cay's
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Tapwit
Croucher Abstract & Co
Jeanette Croucher
Ottawa, Kansas
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Princeton
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