Kansas Leads In Multiple Farm Categories Says Survey
Kansas ranks in the top 10 across 25 of 40 agricultural categories in a South Dakota Agricultural Statistics survey. It leads in all wheat production, winter wheat, sorghum, and commercial cattle slaughter, with strong positions in cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, and hay. Iowa and Texas also show top placements in various fields.
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Mike Corn Harris
Kansas
South Dakota Agricultural Statistics
South Dakota
Iowa
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
Texas
North Dakota
California
Colorado
Idaho
Florida
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Chinch Bug Risks Grow In Eastern Kansas Farmland
Western Kansas farmers face heightened chinch bug threats as drought and thin wheat stands, plus dry soil, raise overwintering bug numbers. Entomologists warn risks in Republic, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary, Morris and Dickinson counties with hotspots above 1000 bugs per square foot.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Washington
Marshall
Nemaha
Brown
Clay
Riley
Pottawatomie
Geary
Morris
Dickinson
Lyon County
Harvey County
K.O. Belt
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Bell
Extension Service
Butler
Chase
Lyon
Anderson
Franklin
Osage
Wabaunsee
Shawnee
Jackson
Linn
Allen
Neosho
Bourbon
Crawford
Wilson
Woodson
Smith, Osborne
Ellis
Barton
Reno
Sumner
Norton
Graham
Trego
Ness
Hodgeman
Edwards
Kiowa
Barber
Pomona Man Purchases Overbrook Lumber Co
Don Willford and family acquire the Overbrook Lumber branch in Pomona effective May 1 under a retroactive contract. Willford plans to stock better materials and pursue construction bids to grow sales, with Duane Stout remaining as manager. Ottawa Lumber Co. operates yards in Ottawa and Pomona since 1895.
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Pomona
Overbrook Lumber
Jim McCrea
Ottawa Lumber Co
Don Willford
Letha
Carmen
Dan
Overbrook
Willford
Duane Stout
Stout
Ottawa Lumber
South Main
Ottawa
Garnett girl finalist in essay contest for Arabian horse prize
Garnett student Mary Riley is one of 20 finalists in a 4 H essay contest offering an Arabian horse as the top prize. Finalists, including Paola and Winfield students, will attend the Kansas Arabian Horse Show at Wichita May 25 28 to participate in final interviews and gelding selection.
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Garnett
Mary Riley
Kansas Arabian and
Ruth Choitz
Zurich
Angela Moore
Winfield
Bobbi Meitler
Plainville
Carl McCullough
Manhattan
Hannah Breeding
Belleville
Jamie
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Eee
S. Main
Main
Osawatomie
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West
Lawrence
Williamsburg
FFA
Williamsburg High School
Stan Milliken
Milliken
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John Gooding
Heath Higbie
Brad Macourbie
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Lee Weiss
Steve Smith
Weigand
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Smith
Higbie
Kary Sleichter
Ivan Gooding
Ricky Gragg
Carolan
Sleichter
David Davidson
Eric White
Scott Rogers
Michael Edgecomb
Brad Maccubrie
John O'Neill
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Oklahoma
Missouri
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East Central
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Sentinel
Rane Aiag
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Franklin Savings
Iek
You Mae
IMRA
Kansas City
S&ls
FSLIC
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State Ave
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State Line
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Olathe
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Iola
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