Archer Steps Up Changes At FmHA Office
Franklin County Farmers Home Administration sees personnel changes as Paul Archer, county supervisor since 1954, leaves for a state role in Topeka. Elton Murrow succeeds him with Ronald Coash as assistant. Archer will oversee community service water and sewer loans across multiple counties from Ottawa, while Murrow focuses on maintaining programs locally amid staff shortages.
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Joan Istas
Franklin County Farmers Home Administration
Paul Archer
Elton Murrow
Archer
Topeka
Morgan Williams
Ottawa
Williams
Kansas
State Office
Bat Archer
Franklin County
Salina
FmHm
Short Grazing System Beats Season Long Grazing
William Weickert reports on a study from Lincoln Nebraska showing warm and cool season pastures grazed in rotation yield higher steer gains. Cool-season grasses rest in July August while warm-season grasses rest May June and October to stock carbohydrate storage. Sudan grass underperformed compared with warm-season perennials and proved difficult to manage due to weekly growth variability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Weickert
Lincoln
Neb
Sudan
Stop Mildew Growth With Air And Sunshine
ARDIS PATTERSON discusses flood era mildew risks and practical steps to prevent and treat mildew on clothes, fabrics, leather, wood, and upholstery. Emphasizes ventilation, cleaning, sun and air, laundering with soap and chlorine bleach, and prompt treatment to minimize damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardis Patterson
Loan program changes speed price support loans in KS and IL
Pilot programs begin Sept 1 in Kansas and Illinois to allow farmers to self estimate grain for price support loans, reducing processing time. ASCS will spot check estimates, with one in five loans measured after initial five. Loans remain available to wheat corn sorghum barley soybeans oats and rye under set aside programs.
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Joan Istas
Kansas
Illinois
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASCS
Jim Pugh
Franklin County
Pugh
Silo Gas Dangers and Hog Cholera Alerts
A farm silo can produce toxic gases during silage making, risking illness or death. Cited hazards include gas accumulation near the floor, odorless formation, and danger after drought-damaged crops. Advice covers entry limits, blower use, and seeking a doctor. Also notes 1972 hog cholera cases in New Jersey Texas Nebraska, with USDA and state indemnities and calls for vigilance from Kansas swine producers.
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New Jersey
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Lowell Breeden
USDA
Animal
Plant Health Inspection Service
Sunflowers Return to Kansas State Agronomy Farm Trials
Kansas State University resumes sunflower variety tests at the Agronomy Farm for the first time in nearly a decade. Eight varieties are under study with harvest still weeks away. Agronomist E L Mader notes past insect problems and highlights renewed interest due to new Russian oil rich varieties and potential for diverted acre use. He warns wild Kansas sunflowers harbor insects and diseases that could complicate commercial production.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
L. Mader
Mader
Kansas
K-State Agronomist
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