Grain and Livestock Markets Covered In TELENET
County Agriculture Agent Robert W. Bosworth outlines the December 4 TELENET Ag Marketing Conference with market outlooks for grain and livestock and notes Gerry Kuhl will discuss wintering programs for yearlings and cowherds plus backgrounding options. The piece also details a December 9 and 18 farm financial management workshop at the Courts Building basement led by Marvin Fausett, with hands on balance sheets and cash flow planning using Finpack. It notes costs, enrollment, and contact numbers. Access to Low Temperature and Solar Grain Drying Handbook and Solar Livestock Housing Handbook from KSU is described, with prices and mailing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Bosworth
Gerry Kuhl
Ottawa
Marvin Fausett
Finpack
Kansas State University
K-State
Seaton Hall
Ksu
Manhattan
Extension Agricultural Engineering
Special Breeding Techniques Will Equalize Swine Herds
Kansas State University reproductive physiologist Duane Davis told Swine Industry Day in Manhattan that artificial insemination and embryo transfer will be the great equalizers for swine producers in the 1980s. STAGES genetics aim to bring top line genetics to all at competitive prices, with AI and ET enabling rapid testing of lines. cautions include labor, record keeping, and the risk of overpromising superior results. Semen pricing ranges from $13 to $30 per service, with advances in liquid semen boosting fertility compared with frozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Duane Davis
Kansas State University
Davis
Keith Beeman
K-State College
Kansas
Towa
Yorkshire
Chester
Duroch
Hampshire
Purdue
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Association of Swine Records
FFA Honors And Contests At Williamsburg High
Williamsburg and Wichita reports highlight FFA events with greenhands named, livestock judging results, and chapter farmer degrees at Williamsburg High. Heath Higbie placed 11th individually as Lori Simpson earned top secretary in East Central District. officers listed. Congress at Wichita delegates urge governor appointment for state agriculture secretary and push tax reappraisal rules and indemnity fund for grain elevators. Experimental swine genetics discussion covers AI and embryo transfer, stages systems, and cost reductions for producers.
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Williamsburg
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Mound City
Heath Higbie
Lee Weis
Lori Simpson
East Central
Russell Plaschka
Stan Milliken
Simpson
David Basel
Jeff Link
Phil Corbin
Wichita
Kan
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas Farm Bureau
John Carlin
Herbicides Prove Cheaper Than Plowing in Kansas Study
Kansas State University economist Jeff Williams finds herbicide based reduced tillage can cut input costs and boost yields. A 2000 acre model farm shows wheat fallow and conservation tillage yield gains of 6.5 to 12.8 bushels per acre, with higher returns yet higher conversion costs and management demands.
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Manhattan
Kan
New Economic Studies
Kansas State University
Jeff Williams
Williams
Ray Lamond
Cooperative Extension Service
Lamond
Kansas
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Telenet
Franklin County
SS MW Ag Bulletin Board
Kelli Mcgrath
Wands Farguson
Jim Weigand
John Gooding
Jim Schneider
Ralph Stover
Rick McCurdy
Gary Horrin
Curtis Conkin
Heather Higdle
David Vestal
Scott Steichter
Sian Milliken
Keith Milliken
Ian Reakle
Cherie Conklin
David
Basal
Cliff Evans
Carrie Channon
Main St
KISS
Eka
Ember Federal Home Loan Bank System
Fadarat Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
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