Parkside Homes Inc., Hillsboro, received an award for no indemnity (lost time) workers compensation claims for the 2006-07 policy year at the spring conference of the Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging April 27 in Wichita.
Gary Kilgore (foreground), KSU crops and soils specialist, offers his view of the wheat situation in Marion County during Tuesday’s gathering at the test plots southeast of Hillsboro. Click thumbnail to enlarge.
Local wheat producers hoping to receive clear direction about what to do with their freeze-bitten wheat fields were probably disappointed following two separate gatherings with crop experts.
The bottom line at both gathering was essentially the same: Be patient. It’s too early to know if the damage caused by the Easter-season freeze is devastating or merely discouraging.
The Kansas Farm Service Agency has authorized the extension of the specific contract maintenance activities for acreages enrolled under the Conservation Reserve Program.
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