Grass fire rules revised for spring burns in Kansas
A Kansas State University extension specialist outlines updated open burning regulations from 1996 for spring pasture and rangeland burns. Key rules include notifying local fire authorities, keeping wind and visibility conditions safe, maintaining control until extinguished, and checking land for hazards before burning.
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Franklin County 4-Hers to Attend Washington Leadership Program
Fourteen Franklin County 4-Hers join Osage County youth for the Citizenship Washington Focus program in Washington D C from June 13 to 20. The group, run by the National 4 H Center in Chevy Chase Maryland, aims to build active citizenship and leadership through fundraisers interviews and citizenship meetings before returning home to share experiences with local clubs and organizations.
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Composting cuts garbage and helps your plants
Franklin County conservation efforts promote home composting as nature's recycling system. It explains what to compost, basic methods, and five core rules to start, noting that combining composting with recycling can cut landfill waste by half.
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Western Kansas lawmakers seek exemption for prairie rattlesnake hunting
Rep. Gayle Mollenkamp and seven western Kansas lawmakers file a bill to exempt noncommercial prairie rattlesnake hunting from licensing rules and the hunting season. Competing measures back stronger protection for rattlesnakes and a plan to curb the Sharon Springs Rattlesnake Roundup festival. The three bills sit in the House Agriculture Committee with little anticipated action. The snake hunting season runs April 10 to May 10, and festival May 8 to 10 features live snakes cooked and served, with venom milking and meat and hides sales afterward.
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Bugs may be used to fight weed in upper Midwest
North Dakota State University economists assess a biological control program against leafy spurge. They project 60 to 70 percent long term control with bugs possibly cutting infestations by two thirds by 2025, valuing regional benefits at 25 to 30 million dollars yearly if only partial success is achieved.
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McFarlands at conference represent Franklin County in Kansas
Franklin County residents John and Kathi McFarland attended the 27th annual Kansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leaders Conference in Hutchison February 2022. The event featured workshops on taxes marketing livestock and county bureau programs with KFB President Gary Hall and Gene Pflughoff as speakers.
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Water in Arkansas River returns as snowmelt boosts stream
Water in the Arkansas River near Kansas cities reappears after an early Colorado snowmelt. The flow fills the channel as the John Martin Reservoir near Lamar remains nearly full, lifting aquifer levels beneath the riverbed. Experts warn that a wet spring could trigger flooding risk along the normally dry stretch from west of Garden City to between Kinsley and Great Bend.
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