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EQUIP application signup deadline is Nov. 2
Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 03 October 2007 12:30
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, as the cutoff date for Environmental Quality Incentives Program applications to be considered for fiscal year 2008 funding.EQIP, one of the largest programs in the 2002 farm bill, is a voluntary conservation program that promotes environmental quality and assists producers to meet local, state and federal regulations.
Some of the FY 2008 Kansas EQIP priority natural resource concerns are:
n grazing lands health—to improve productivity, health, and vigor of the grass;
n control noxious or invasive plants and address inadequate stockwater.
n soil condition—to reverse organic matter depletion.
n livestock waste—to address pollution controls...
Commentary-Kansas farmers must continue search for better ways to farm
Written by John Schlageck / Kansas Farm burea. Wednesday, 03 October 2007 12:16
Without question, agricultural research is one of the most vital investments we can make for the 21st century. This research is necessary for feeding our increasing populations and protecting our planet.Agricultural research has been helping people by fighting hunger and lowering food costs for years. It also aids rural America, which has a higher wage structure than some of the developing countries and faces competition in the world marketplace.
High-yield farming is the result of agricultural research. Some would say high-yield farming is the greatest achievement of human civilization for the environment.
Increased crop yields since 1960 are saving millions of square miles of wildlife habitat around the world from being plowed...
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Schlehuber shows reserve supreme champ at state fair
Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 26 September 2007 09:20
Maci Schlehuber (far right) of Hillsboro Kansas exhibited the champion Charolais heifer, which later went on to be named the reserve supreme champion at the 2007 Kansas State Fair. Judge John Rayfield from North Carolina selected Maci’s March born WCCC MS ROCKSANN 6076 female out of a very competitive line up of breed champions.
Asian soybean rust now in state
Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 26 September 2007 09:17
For the first time ever, Asian soybean rust has been confirmed in a Kansas soybean field.Kansas State University researchers and the Kansas Department ofAgriculture have confirmed last week that a leaf sample from a soybeanplant collected from a sentinel plot in Montgomery County has thedisease.
“Asian soybean rust’s arrival in Kansas was expected,” said Adrian Polansky, Kansas secretary of agriculture. “And we must continue to be vigilant scouting for this disease in the coming years to ensure we detect it early enough for growers to take action to protect their crops.”
The site where the positive sample was found is one of 20 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, working with KDA and KSU, planted around the state...
Commentary- Weather 'wisdom': Is it true?
Written by John Schlageck / Kansas Farm burea. Wednesday, 26 September 2007 09:11
For the first time last week a touch of fall filled the early morning air. With the coming of fall and approach of winter, it’s fun to recall some of the time-tested weather sayings.Many of the following weather signs were collected while talking to farmers and ranchers across the state. It seems there is very little people would rather talk about than the weather.
So let’s talk weather.
During the winter season, strong northerly winds indicate snow and sometimes a blizzard within 24 hours. Southerly winds are a sign of dry, warmer weather.
When cattle stand in a line with their backs toward the northwest, you can figure on a heavy, driving snow.
Dense fog at dawn is a sign of clearing skies by mid morning.
The absence of...
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