Hog Lenders Conference Set for June at K State
The K State Swine Lenders Conference for farm lenders will be June 11 at the Manhattan Holiday Inn. Speakers include James Mintert and Mike Jensen with topics on swine profitability and lending. Pre registration is $50 due by June 6. registration at the door costs per person and includes lunch. For more details contact James Mintert.
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Manhattan Holiday Inn
James Mintert
KSU Extension Ag
Kansas Park Producers Council
KPPC
Mike Jensen
Jim Nelsson
KSU
Michael Langemeier
Mintert
KSU Ag
Tom Stinson
Murphy Family Farms
Steve Henry
James Cannon
Cannon Valuation Services
Lee Fuchs
Agribank Fcb
St. Paul
KSU Foundation
Suzie Martin
Department of Ag Economics
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kan
Rural abuse a trickier problem to fight
In Dodge City Kansas rural abuse poses unique dangers for women victims of domestic violence. Experts note greater distances to shelters and services, close-knit communities harming anonymity, and farm tools used as weapons. Recommendations include crisis hotlines and discreet outreach in public spaces.
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Odge City
Kan
Linda Hessman
Dodge City
Dodge City Council of Catholic Women
Hessman
Kathleen Salewski
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
Salewski
Kansas Falls Weather Tied to 1992 93 Flood Marks
Knapp notes 1993 flood risk tied to dry winter and spring with reservoirs offering buffer. She cites record 2 to 3 inch rains in wide areas, but Kansas’ winter 1992 93 not breaking records yet memorable. Local flooding possible with extreme rainfall and rapid runoff.
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Knapp
Kansas
Tropical soda apple invades North Carolina
Federal and state agents search North Carolina for the tropical soda apple a poisonous weed from Latin America that harms crops and pastures. It has caused millions in Florida losses and was found in Sampson County, with authorities emphasizing prevention and monitoring of about 100 sites to curb spread.
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N.C
North Carolina
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Florida
Pennsylvania
Randy Westbrooks
Agriculture Department
Florida Division of Plant Industry
Sampson County
Gene Cross
Cross
South Carolina
Cross’ Office
North Carolina Agriculture Department
Peppers should wait as tomatoes lead Kansas planters
Kansas gardeners increasingly plant peppers and tomatoes in containers but peppers are more cold sensitive. Tomatoes need soil near 55F to thrive, usually by late April, while peppers can wait until mid May in central Kansas. Transplants can be warmed with mulch. peppers lag after cold nights.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Chuck Marr
Kstate Research and Extension Horticulturist
Marr
Black flies swarm Kansas livestock in spring
Kansas cattle, sheep, horses, and deer face a spring swarm of buffalo gnats Simulium vittatum emerging first in southern counties then the north. Entomologist Don Mack notes the pest bites livestock ears for blood, warns sprays cause rodeos, and suggests wipe-on or wax-stick treatments with pyrethrin or related compounds.
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Kansas
Don Mack
Kstate Research and Extension
Mack
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