Purple leaf color signals phosphorus issue in sorghum and corn
Kansas State agronomist Dale Fjell notes mid May cool spells trigger purple leaves in young sorghum as phosphorus uptake slows. The effect is crop specific and usually temporary but extended cool periods can slow development. He also links reported rootless corn to dryness, with weak crown roots causing lodging in windy conditions.
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Overbrook Livestock Prices May 21 Report
Livestock prices from Overbrook Livestock Commission list steer and heifer ranges across weight classes with steady to higher cows and bulls. Slaughter steers and heifers rise about two dollars weekly with higher dressed sales. Kansas City report notes a widening choice to select price spread and strong packer demand as feedlots drain.
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More loan demand than money supply in Kansas farm program
Gov Bill Graves signed a bill adding 5 million to Kansas 50 million farm loan program, but demand exceeds the new funds. Peggy Hanna, assistant state treasurer, says about 520 farmers have received average loans of 115000 since July, with applications on hand surpassing the new money by 5.6 million.
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Call for bold energy policy and more nuclear plants
A citizen urges ending natural gas usage for power, expanding nuclear plants, and developing new energy sources. He cites conservation limits, advocates ethanol from corn or milo, hydrogen, and electric cars, and notes PG&E warns of California blackouts pending two-year plant builds.
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