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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1996
Page
5
Franklin County farmers report surprisingly good looking wheat despite recent drought and heavy rains. County agent Darren Hibdon notes some fields show 20 to 25 bushels per acre amid statewide fears of a 36 percent drop to 182.6 million bushels.
Jennifer Casten, a 1996 graduate of Marais des Cygnes Valley High School, receives a $1000 Cargill Foundation college scholarship. She plans pre medicine at Kansas State University as one of 250 nationwide among 2698 applicants from farm families in 46 states. Governor to Douglas Jefferson Farm Bureau field day scheduled Wednesday with seven stops including Rocking H Ranch and Pine Family Farms. info from Douglas County Farm Bureau. Grain sorghum website KS sorghum growers access to weather, markets and associations. KGSP site went online in May designed by Monty Fritz of Ottawa.
Washington AP report says cattle producers see better finances as corn acreage expands and pasture recovers after rains. Fed cattle values slipped to mid 50s last spring, then rose to low 60s by mid May, with retail beef prices easing but still steady. USDA expects a spring lull in prices, larger beef supplies, and a 16 percent export rise for U S beef in the year ahead.
Kansas State University extension specialist Sir Duncan notes that farmers may plant soybeans directly into standing wheat where harvest is unlikely. If wheat will be harvested, he warns against immediate soybean planting unless patchy fields exist and herbicide restrictions are checked.
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