Field Day Draws Large Crowd At East Central Kansas Field
More than 150 observers attended the Fall Field Day at East Central Kansas Experiment Field led by Gary Kilgore. Distributors of a liquid fertilizer tested on grain sorghum attended, with mixed reactions as final yield results await publication. Kilgore compared phosphorus sources and placement effects while noting low soil phosphorus levels. Prices for three fertilizer types were shown and cautions given on equal rate comparisons. Competition at Franklin County Fair ended with few entries. top placers included Ken and Almeda Feedwards in beans and Terry and Elwin Henry in sorghum open division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeaman
East Central Kansas Experiment Field
Gary Kilgore
Kilgore
Microplex
Franklin County
Ken
Almeda Feewards
John Wray
Terry Henry
Elwin Henry
New Post Emergence Grass Control Boosts Weed Fight
Extension weed expert Dave Regehr of Manhattan lauds post-emergence grass control products as a new tool in grass wars while warning against overuse. He details Fusilade use on shattercane and Johnson Grass, required crop oil concentrate, tillage to expose rhizomes, and precision application to protect soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Regehr
Manhattan
Ska Rescue
Regehr
Water's effect on narrow row soybeans in Kansas study
Keith Janssen of East Central Kansas Experiment Field reports a multi year study shows narrow row soybeans are more water dependent. Across six years narrow rows outperformed wide rows in three wet years but underperformed in three dry years, with irrigation boosting growth. Rows were seven inches and 28 inches apart with about two to three and nine plants per row respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Janssen
East Central Kansas Experiment Field
Janssen
Local Farmer Chairs KSC Kansas Soybean Commission
Russell Sylvester of Ottawa RFD 3 was elected chairman of the Kansas Soybean Commission at its Manhattan meeting. He has served since 1978, succeeding Stan Compton. Clair Niles of Lebo was elected vice chairman. Terms are one year. The commission distributes checkoff funds for research and market development with ASA confirmation to avoid duplication. Sylvester and Niles were named Kansas delegates to the ASA research and market development committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sylvester
Ottawa Rfd 3
Kansas Soybean Commission
Manhattan
Sylvester
Stan Compton
Larned
Clair Niles
Lebo
Soybean Commission
American Soybean Association
Kansas
Niles
ASA Research and
Guernsey Labor Day Sale Draws Big Crowd in Ottawa
More than 100 people from eastern Kansas and western Missouri attend the Mo Kan Guernsey Classic Sale at Franklin County Fair Grounds in Ottawa. The Labor Day event features a pre sale banquet, a Monday sale, and a 4 H Junior Judgers breakfast, with plans rooted in Ottawa's tradition and earlier moves to Columbia and Ouiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Ottawa
Franklin County Fair Grounds
17Th Street
Bill Ransom
Columbia
Ouiana
4-H Club
Sparks soybean variety shows no advantage in Ottawa field tests
Kansas State University agronomy professor Bill Schapaugh reports Sparks, a new group V soybean, did not outperform Desoto in the East Central Kansas Ottawa field. Across 190 tested types at Incal, Cumberland leads group II while Douglas tops group IV. Weather stressed NT soybeans. pod filling hinges on plant health and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Kansas
Bill Schapaugh
Kansas State University
Desoto
Ottawa
Schapaugh
Cumberland
Williams
Douglas
Expanded Grain Sorghum Variety Tests Expand In Kansas Field
Kansas State University grain sorghum breeder Dan Rogers reports a near tenfold rise in variety tests with three rows of blue signs showing varieties and performance. He notes later maturing mila outperforms early types, warns of statkrot spread in two to three weeks, and discusses Biotype C and E resistance, chinch bug threats, and advised planting adjustments and insecticide use to protect seedlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Rogers
Kansas State University
Mila
Rogers
Otany
Thanks To Our Customers We Appreciate You
A message to customers expresses gratitude for their support and patience as the company plans a transition with Southwestern Bell and commits to continuing to please customers through January 1 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directory Assistance
Southwestern Bell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Essex
Reger
KSC
Guernsey
Iowa
Croucher Abstract & Title Co
Jeanette Croucher
GIVE
American Cancer Society
AML Aancancer Society
State Farm
Larry Maes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!