Designing a Shrub Border for Visual Impact
Guidance from Gus van der Hoeven, Kansas State University, on shaping a shrub border. Choose a silhouette, mix low and tall shrubs, place plants at half their mature width, and adjust by a foot for a tighter border. Use repeated varieties, mass borders, and repeat flowering shrubs in groups of three or more for cohesion.
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Gus van der Hoeven
Extension Horticulturist
Kansas State University
Fish Make Farm Ponds Pay Off With Careful Planning
Bruce Taggart explains pond profitability hinges on proper siting and soil, with 10 to 12 acres drained per acre of pond. Proper stocking balances channel catfish, bluegill and bass. avoid overharvest and avoid unsuitable species like crappie and northern pike.
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Diane Yeamans
Bruce Taggart
Fish and Game Commission
Lake Region
Soil Conservation Service
Taggart
Fish and Game
Taggert
Tax Law Change Lets Some Farmers Qualify Despite Nonfarm Income
Kansas State University economist notes a liberalized rule allowing two-thirds of adjusted gross income from farming to qualify as a farmer even if nonfarm income exists in the current or prior year. The shift redefines farmer status and affects eligibility for tax privileges amid land sales or capital gains.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Schlender
Two Wheat Diseases Reported In Kansas
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture notes Sailborne mosaic appears in wheat during the March growth surge with yellow field areas. Soilborne mosaic is expected to grow more visible in central and southern Kansas, and speckled leaf blotch also appears as yellow leaf spots. County Extension Offices offer plant diagnosis help.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Sumner County
Finney County
Sedgwick County
Gray
Franklin County Noxious Weed Department Open House
Franklin County Noxious Weed Department invites the public to an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday March 30 at the new facility south of the Humane Society. The event kicks off spring activities with a film on the music thistle weevil and tours of the building.
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Franklin County
The
Humane Society
Ray DeJulio
DeJulio
Douglas County
Tips for Safe Field Burning in Oklahoma Spring 1979
Fire crews face danger as a rancher led a controlled burn that spiraled into two square miles of farmland, killing one Kansas firefighter and injuring two others. Safety guidance urges planning, weather checks, natural fiber clothing, a clear crew chain of command, emergency notification, and equipment to manage burns and protect people and livestock.
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Manhattan
Oklahoma
Kansas
Paul Ohlenbusch
Kansas State University
Garnett Hosts Second Farm Pond Meeting
The Fish and Game Commission will present a pond management workshop at p.m. April 10 in the North Park Community Building Garnett. Pond owners and sportsmen may learn vegetation control pond construction habitat development fish stocking water clearing pest control feeding and harvest recommendations.
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Garnett
Fish and Game Commission
North Park
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