Wheat program participation may fall under 1983 levels
Kansas State analyst Bill Tierney foresees weak farmer signups for the new farm program under Block's plan. He cites lower PIK payments, limited base options, and no full-farm base PIK, with ARP at 30 percent and a potential deficiency payment of 1.15 per bushel. Projections hinge on prices around 3.30 to 3.60 and reserve stock actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Secretary of Agriculture
John Black
Bill Tierney
Kansas State University Extension
Tierney
Elower
Eno
Block
Congress
Crop Insurance Alternative To Federal Help
Kansas wheat farmers weigh crop insurance as protection against disaster payments and drought. The 1984 cycle runs through August 31 sales closing, November planting deadlines, December acreage reporting, and premium billing at harvest. Individual yield options require extra steps with ASCS, and continuing coverage occurs unless opted out.
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Manhattan
Art Barnaby
Kansas State University
Barnaby
Kansas
Surance
ASCS
Kansan
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Planting Garden Ideas for Fertilizer and Light Management
Kansas State sources advise pruning to boost light, using sunlight exposure to leaves, and adding organic matter to soil to reduce fertilizer needs. Frank Morrison notes excessive nitrogen delays bearing. recommendations include March fertilization: grapes and bush fruits one ounce per plant, trees 2-3 ounces per year of age up to 1 pound for dwarfs, 2 pounds for standard apples, with pecan and walnut higher.
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Frank Morrison
KSU
Morrison
KSA
Kansas
Kansas State picks Rachel Vining as agriculture telefund head
Freshman Rachel Vining of Richmond will serve as agriculture telefund coordinator for the Kansas State University Agriculture Student Council starting 1983 84. Elected in February by College of Agriculture students, she majors in agricultural education. Governor John Carlin proclaims September Kansas Farmers Union Membership Month in Topeka. The Farmers Union, founded 1902 in Texas, organized in Kansas by 1905, promotes 100 percent parity and state policy positions. Lasers on satellites could aid farming by detecting nutrient deficiencies in crops, a finding presented by McMurtrey NASA and Chappelle Wood of Goddard at the agronomy meeting in Washington.
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Rachel Vining
Richmond
Agriculture Student Council
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Vining
College of Agriculture
Topeka
Kansas
John Carlin
Kansas Farmers Union
State
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Family Farm
Point
Texas
Farmers Union
Washington, D.C
James E. McMurtrey
USDA
Field Crops Laboratory
Beltsville, MD
NASA
E. W. Chappelle
F. M. Wood
Goddard Space Flight Center
W. W. Newcomb
Landover
American Society of Agronomy
Washington
Nitrogen and other nutrient deficiencies detected by nitrogen-gas laser
Agricultural researchers report corn and soybeans showing distinct fluorescent responses to specific nutrient gaps. Corn shows nitrogen phosphorus boron sulfur calcium magnesium or potassium deficiencies while soybeans lack phosphorus boron sulfur calcium magnesium or potassium. The method could identify missing nutrients from miles above the ground.
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Agricultural Research Service
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