Swine Industry Day At KSU Set For November 11
Kansas State University invites pork producers to Swine Industry Day on Thursday November 11 registration begins at 8 30 a m. Attendees will hear research updates from KSU and the Pork Value Task Force, learn about wheat based feed trials, and explore farm improvement topics from windbreaks to woodlots and wildlife plantings. A separate forestry sales notice offers bareroot and container trees for conservation plantings with prices and order details.
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Robert W. Bozwortit
Kansas State University
Steve Paullmann
KSU
Pork Value
Wayne Walter
Kansas State
University Foresters
Study Each Cattle Buy Carefully
Kansas State University specialist Gerry Kuhl warned producers to evaluate multiple profitability factors before buying stocker cattle. Using a 450 lb steer model, he showed energy content, frame size, calf price, sex, feed costs, and mismanagement dramatically affect cost of gain and returns per head across varying scenarios.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Gerry Kuhl
Ottawa
Kstate
Kuhl
Kansas
Harvest progress lifts Kansas crops after pleasant weather
TOPEKA AP Aided by favorable weather Kansas farmers made rapid progress in harvesting fall crops last week. As of last Saturday 75 percent of corn, 45 percent of sorghum, and 70 percent of soybeans were harvested. Winter wheat seeding at 99 percent and 90 percent of acreage up and growing. Stands spotty in dry areas. crop in good to excellent condition overall.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Farmers urged to join 1983 acreage reduction and loan programs
County official Dave Hornung says farmers should combine 1982 crop loans with the 1983 paid diversion program. Loans on soybeans 4.94 a bushel, corn 2.65, milo 4.32 per hundredweight, with nine month buyback options. Diversion payments range from 0.75 to 2.70 per unit, and advance payments are available. Sign up runs Oct 1 to Mar 31, 1983, with requirements to limit planted acres and conserve land.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Dave Hornung
Hornung
ASCS
Economy Slows Royal Participation
Kansas City report notes a 6 percent drop in entries for the American Royal Livestock show due to weak economy while managers foresee a solid show. It runs from Sunday to November 20 with free livestock shows and paid Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo tickets available across Missouri and Kansas. Over 4,700 head are expected, beef cattle most numerous, with the Polled Hereford Association holding its Nov 7–9 show and about 500 entries anticipated, along with breeds such as Simmental Angus Hereford Charolais Limousin Maine-Anjou Shorthorn.
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Kansas City
American Royal
Ken Noffiz
Polled Hereford Association
the Royal
Farmland Foods
Denison
Towa
Kansas City Board of Trade
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Farm Prices Dip in Kansas as October Slips
Kansas farm price index fell to 129 percent of the 1977 base, down three points from September and October 1981 levels, due to lower grain prices. Wheat, corn, and soybeans declined, beef and hog prices mixed, with cattle and hog markets easing while steers, heifers, and beef values showed modest gains. Meat, grain shows, and FFA events are slated for mid-November at regional and statewide venues.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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Eddy Anderson
Richmond, Ks
Missouri
Beltsville
JH. Hatchett
USDA
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Abernathy
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Elec
B&d
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R.E. Hawley
Ray
Beulah) Harper
Claude Myers
Harold Myers
Clerks
Wanda Kirkland
Marie Fritts
North Main
Sears
T.V
Zenith
Coronado
General Electric
Emma Clavel
Beatty Auction Service
Cecil Beatty
Alan Watts
Nancy Beatty
Diana Beatty
Nancy Watts
Croucher Abstract & Title Co
Jeanette Croucher
West
Shelter's
Shelter Life. Insurance Company
Ben Caan
Neil Satterlee
S. Hickory
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