Wet weather pushes Kansas farmers toward grain sorghum and soybeans
In East Central Kansas, wet fields have delayed corn planting. Farmers in Franklin and Anderson counties may switch to grain sorghum and soybeans as 25 10 30 percent of corn is in the ground. Extension agents Hibdon and Teagarden note late planting risks, cool soils, and slow emergence. Some corn will be harvested or grazed, and cattle pastures will improve as fields dry.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin
Anderson County
Kansas State University Extension Agriculture
Darren Hibdon
Franklin County
Matt Teagarden
Hibdon
Kansas
Hibden
Teagarden
BTU tax impact on Kansas agriculture discussed
A Kansas Extension Service study analyzes how a proposed BTU tax could raise input costs for farms. It projects impacts from about 1,085 dollars to 4,680 dollars per farm, with irrigation farms hardest hit, and notes most costs would likely be passed to producers and not to commodity prices. The piece links concerns to national debt and election promises, and lists Agriculture Calendar events for May in Ottawa.
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White House
United States
Washington, D.C
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
Kansas
Franklin
Miami County
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Mayesville families uprooted from cotton farm after sale
In Mayesville a group of about 16 Black residents, many widowed, face eviction within 15 days as the Mayes family sells thousands of acres in a rural midstate area. Renters include a white man who works in town. homes vary in construction and lack plumbing. Rosanne Harvin, 62, recalls offering to pay rent but was told the buyer wants nobody on the property.
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Mayesville
8.C
Mayes
Bill Mayes
W.M. Mayes Sr
Rosanne Harvin
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