Farmers Helped By Lower Cost Of Operating Loans
Kansas State University economist G Art Barnaby says lower short term rates since mid August help farmers with operating loans and home buyers as the Fed expands money supply while the economy remains sluggish. He cautions a full recovery is unlikely soon though modest gains may appear in six to eight months and prime rates could rise again if inflation pressures grow.
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Manhattan
Cooperative Extension Service
Kansas State University
G. Art Barnaby
Federal Reserve Bank
Fed
Barnaby
Kansas
Kansas State University Extension
Farm Management Association
Randy Higgins
Higgins
Wiggins
Black Layer Signals Silage Readiness and Field Guidelines
Kansas State University agronomist Jim Shroyer explains black layer as the marker of full dry matter in kernels indicating silage should be cut. The stage yields peak dry matter, yet grain must dry if harvested for grain. moisture around 30 percent, any delay lowers silage yield. He notes field checks, sampling tips, and the observation method for both corn and sorghum.
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Bobrozworth
Jim Shroyer
KSA Extension Agronomist
Shroyer
Basel
KSU scientists win FDA approval for lasalocid use in cattle
Kansas State University researchers helped develop lasalocid, a polyether antibiotic approved by the FDA and to be marketed as Bovatec by Hoffman La Roche. The drug aims to improve feed efficiency in feedlot cattle, compete with monensin, and reduce methane production and rumen lactic acid buildup.
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Chicago
Kansas State University
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Hoffman-LaRoche Co
Bovatec
Hoffman-LaRoche
Eli Lilly Co
Erle Bartley
KSU Ag
Bailey
Bartley
T. G. Nagaraja
K-State
Nagaraja
Unseasonable August Weather Frightens Area Farmers
In August 1982 farmers face cool nights and a possible early frost threatening immature crops. Rain helps some fields while others stay dry. Soybeans fare relatively well in cool spells, milo suffers. Forecasters diverge with Almanac predicting hot, dry September and October, while the Weather Service foresees a cooler, wetter fall.
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Bob Bozworth
Franklin County Extension
Bozworth
National Weather Service
Conservation Notes On Franklin County Waterways Program
Franklin County Conservation District chair Albert Dunbar announces the Kansas Water Resources Cost-Share Program is in its third phase for fiscal year 1983. Any landowner in Franklin County may qualify for funds to build waterways and terraces. The Kansas State Board of Agriculture’s 65th Annual Report provides 1981 farm stats and data, available free from the Board in Topeka, with details on wheat, grain sorghum and other topics. Local office contact in Ottawa for program sign-ups. Fall seeding window for grasses runs Aug 15 to Oct 1, with soil-test based fertilizer and seeding rates to ensure erosion control.
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Phyllis Rossman
Albert Dunbar
Franklin County Conservation District
Kansas Water Resources
Franklin County
Topeka
Kansas County
U.S
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Kansas Farm News
W. 9Th St
Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission backs chinch bug resistant lines
The Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission commits 15000 dollars to speed development of Kansas adapted chinch bug resistant grain sorghum lines. Sorghum is a major Kansas crop, with growers losing millions to chinch bugs. Genetic research aims to breed hybrids tolerant to chinch bugs, aided by commission support to start the project.
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Topeka
Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission
Kansas
Kansas’ Grain Sorghum Commission
Paola Man Elected Chairman of Mile Sorghum Commission
The Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission met August 25 26 in Hays and elected Steven P Russell II of Paola as chairman Dennis C Hammon of Smith Center was chosen as vice chairman The commission uses sorghum check off funds to promote exports and domestic sales improve marketing techniques and fund research to boost production
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Topeka
Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission
Hays
Steven P. Russell II
Paola
Dennis C. Hammon
Smith Center
Kansas
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Conservation District
W. 2Nd St
Ottawa
State Farm
Larry Maes
Ter Lene Angel
Gel Leal Relief
Commission
Chinch Bug
Paola Man
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