Fall Spray Thistles When Warm Enough
Article by Robert W Bozworthy details fall spray timing for musk thistle in pastures. Recommends 2 pounds 2 4-D low volatile ester per acre with 4 pounds Tordon, applied when temperatures stay in the 60s to 70s for several hours. Notes drift reduction and sourcing from Franklin County Noxious Weed Dept. Also covers November fertilization of cool season grasses and broadleaf weed control, plus two local events: a stocker cattle clinic Nov 16 at Paola Sale Barn and the Kansas Corn Growers Association annual meeting Nov 23 at Topeka Holiday Inn West with speakers and exhibits.
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Robert W. Bozworth
Franklin County
The
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Topeka
Holiday Inn West
Jim Shroyer
Extension Agronomist
Kansas State University
Harry Wullschleger
Home
Kane
Mike Callahan
U.S. Feed Grains Council
Bill Mullins
National Corn Growers Association
Ray Lett
John Block
Orlen Grunewald
KSU
Shroyer
Rock Springs Ranch 4-H unveils first year art exhibit
The Rock Springs Ranch 4-H Art Exhibit features 28 young artists from each county with works in oil, drawings, wheat weaving, pottery, wood carving and batik. Highlight pieces include a miniature horse drawn wagon and a coal bucket from a washtub. The show runs a year in Heritage Hall with broad support from the Extension cultural arts specialist Zoe Slinkman.
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Jo Ellen Arnold
Rock Springs Ranch State 4
Zoe Slinkman
Rock Springs Ranch
Terrace farming evolves in Franklin County conservation drive
In Franklin County terraces since 1941 total about 3100 miles reflecting a shift to parallel systems to reduce point rows. Herman Norwood notes improved terrace designs to match modern machinery while erosion control remains key. Richmond and Williamsburg hosts Co op meeting November 16 with directors elected and a lawsuit settlement discussed. Franklin County Farm Bureau to host a stress management workshop November 22 led by June Gooding of Farmland Industries. Joyce Wasmund coordinates efforts for rural health.
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Franklin County
Herman Norwood
Soil Conservation Service
Ottawa
Richmond
Farmers Cooperative Association of
Richmond and Williamsburg
Old School
Williamsburg
Co-op
Norwood
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
June Gooding
Public Relations Department of
Farmland Industries
Joyce Wasmund
Dairy Health Meeting Emphasizes Drug Administration Techniques
Dr Homer Caley Extension veterinarian told a dozen dairymen at Celebration Hall that proper administration is crucial for drugs to work. He warned against using wrong needle sizes, improper mixing, underdosage, and site overuse, and stressed sterility and keeping blood levels steady. Pink eye remains a herd health issue with new research offering potential help.
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Homer Caley
Celebration Hall
Caley
Casey
Abortion Causes in Dairy Herds Highlighted by Vet
Extension veterinarian Dr. Homer Caley warned dairymen that abortion in cattle has multiple causes beyond digestion and listed diseases including Lepto BVD IRB Vibrio trichomoniasis brucellosis bluetongue and anaplasmosis. He advised testing aborted calves, promoting vaccines covering IBR BVD Lepto Vibrio and others, and emphasized preventive health programs to protect herd productivity.
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Caley
Flint Hills
Kansas State University
Teat Dips and Drying Cut Mastitis, Expert Says
Extension dairy specialist Dick Dunham told dairymen that subclinical mastitis raises herd somatic cell counts while occasional spikes are manageable. He urged thorough teat dipping, careful milking, hygiene, low water use, and quick milking to reduce SCC and prevent chronic cases.
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Dick Dunham
Dunham
Ag Women To Meet In Overland Park
The seventh annual American Agri-Women National Convention will run November 14 to 17 at Regency Park in Overland Park. Kansas AAW Affiliate United Farm Wives of America hosts three days of speakers topics tours and Kansas hospitality with events including a Land Use Panel featuring government education clergy and consumer reps and talks by Dr Garry E Carruthers Assistant Secretary Dept of Interior on Water Resources and Dr Marvin Duncan of the Federal Reserve of Kansas City as banquet speaker.
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Overland Park
Kansas City
Regency Park
Glenwood Manor
Kansas Aaw
United Farm Wives of America
Kansas
Garry E
Carruthers
Dept of Interior
Marvin Duncan
The
Federal Reserve of Kansas City
Greenbugs Threaten Wheat Fields Across Kansas
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture urges wheat growers in eastern central and south central Kansas to inspect fields for greenbugs. Surveys found pockets in Marion County near Florence and possible cases in Reno County Mt Hope, with further scattered fields at risk if mild weather returns. Greenbugs, cold hardy aphids, are identified by light green color with a dark back stripe and require field brushing and ground counts for monitoring.
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Topeka
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Extension Service
Peabody
Marion County
Mt. Hope
Reno County
Board of Agriculture and Extension Service
Florence
Stafford
Edwards
Harper
Butler
Harvey
Kingman
Wabaunsee
Osage
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Paola Sale Barn
Ed, Richey
Oklahoma State University
Gerry Kuhl
Ron Corbin
Acorn Rustlers 4H Club
Farmers’ Coop
Dairy Health
Diane Yeamans
Critice
Logout U LE Bey
Garrets
Garnett, Kansas
Eddy Anderson
Richmond, Ks
Shelter's
Shelter Life Insurance Company
Allian Ee
Neil Satterlee
S. Hickory
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