Retiring Franklin County Extension secretary Velma Keenan honored
Velma Keenan, longtime Franklin County Extension Office secretary for 21½ years, retires in June. An open house is set for June 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the courthouse hallway. Her last day is June 12, with vacation time following.
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Velma Keenan
Franklin County Extension Office
Keenan
Extension Council
Bob Bozworth
Franklin County
4-H
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Keenans
Franklin City-County Planning Commission
Fair Board
Fungus Reduces Chinch Bug Populations in Kansas Wheat
Kansas State Board of Agriculture reports fungus attacking chinch bugs in wheat fields. In Marshall County a field saw 33 percent mortality and 25 percent in northern Riley County, with broad regional losses likely 5 to 10 percent in several counties. Continued wet weather could boost control.
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Topeka
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Marshall County
Riley
Dickinson
Phillips
Nemaha
Brown
Pottawatomie
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Greenwood County
Bourbon
Neosho
Farm Youth Training Needs Beyond Tractor Safety
The article stresses that certified safety training for 14 and 15-year-olds is required for operating farm equipment, but training alone doesn’t make a skilled worker. It advises ongoing in-field instruction and reading operator manuals, plus caution against letting youths operate large machines without thorough preparation. It also notes alfalfa regrowth slowdowns due to weevils and cutworms, advising field checks and insecticide use at planting in sorghum to curb damage as chinch bugs may invade later.
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Topeka
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Environmental Protection Agency
Robert W. Bozworth
Richard Jepsen
Kansas State University
Jepsen
Agricultural Safety and Health Center
New Chemical Clearing Chin Chinch Bug Use in Kansas Milo
Dow Chemical U S A announced Lorsban 4E insecticide has SLN registration in Kansas milo for chinch bugs. It was previously approved for green bugs and grasshoppers. State surveys show record high over wintered chinch bug populations, part of a growing problem since 1975.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Dow Chemical
U.S.A
Kansas State Board of
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