Swine Field Day and Pig Party at Middle Creek Farms
Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and Middle Creek Farms host a pig party and field day on Saturday April 4 at Middle Creek Farm near Princeton. The program covers breeding stock selection protein and mineral rations carcass merit selling hogs and breeding stock evaluation with speakers from K State and several breeders. A free pork cookout is planned and topics include grass tetany causes prevention and fertilizer economics with advice from extension specialists and veterinarians.
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Robert W. Rozworth Co
Middle Creek Farms
Byron and
Marilyn deFreese
Princeton
Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service
A. Reuben Edwards
Hampshire
Middletown
Everett Forkner
Richards, Mo
Ernest Knudson
Houston
Homer K. Caley
Kansas State University
Basel Wins State FFA Degree For Williamsburg Family
Mike Basel, a Williamsburg senior, earns the State Farmer Degree from the Future Farmers of America. The award reflects an outstanding supervised Occupational program. Basel also wins a beef proficiency award. The Basel family farm, west of Williamsburg, spans cattle and Holstein feeders.
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Williamsburg
Mike Basel
Future Farmers of America
Earl
Andy” Anderson
Basel
Anderson
FFA
Wes
Ralph
Kansas
David
Brad
Kansas State University
Cattlemen See Red on Feeders Despite Price Outlook
Kansas State University economist Orlen C. Grunewald told Cattlemen's Day attendees that breakeven prices for feedlot operators in early 1981 likely set at 73 to 75 dollars per cwt and 72 to 74 dollars in spring, keeping many feeders in the red despite potential Spring price gains. He noted 1980 losses near 50 dollars per head amid high interest, abundant meat supplies, rising feed costs, and weak consumer incomes, driven by competition from poultry and other factors rather than beef scarcity.
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David Whitney
Kansas State University
Whitney
Manhattan
Orlen C. Grunewald
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
Kansas
Economist
Grunewald
Spring Insight on Cattle Prices and Market Outlook
Agricultural analyst Grunewald projects slower market currentness as feeders hold animals longer. He expects Choice steer prices to average 65 to 73 dollars per cwt, with modest gains in Q2 as meat supplies tighten and grain prices fall. He notes wider spreads between feeder and fat cattle narrowing and predicts rapid cattle inventory growth may challenge profitability.
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Grunewald
Kansas
Wind erosion spreads across Kansas farms in February winds
The USDA Soil Conservation Service reports 35 to 50 mph winds on February 10 caused soil erosion across Kansas. Despite dry conditions, wheat losses were minimal due to residue cover and conservation tillage. Water supplies decline as ponds stay dry, with warnings that wind erosion could worsen without snow or rain.
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Kansas
Sunflower
Usda Soil Conservation Service
John Tippie
SCS
Salina
Tippie
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DeFreese
Duvoes
Yorks
Max Heinly
Caley
Breen
Gene Ward
Shield’s Motor Company
Osage City
Ottawa
Ifarm and
Road Tire Service i
Farm Bureau
Alsa Lee Tires
Scott Service
Weer Tee
West Third
Neil Satterlee
West
Ildi
Everett E. Miller
Franklin County
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Hickory
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