In the midst of 100-degree heat statewide, you would think that even insects would be too hot to wreak havoc. But according to Kansas State University Research and Extension entomologist Phil Sloderbeck, reports from the fields indicate that corn rootworm has been found in above average thresholds in Bt corn…
- Sloderbeck requests that if you see damage caused by corn rootworm in your Bt corn hybrids, let him know at psloder@ksu.edu…
- Sloderbeck recommends that corn growers in north central Kansas check fields for Southwestern corn borer. "We've heard reports that Southwestern corn borer is heavier than normal, thus growers should be more diligent in scouting," he says…
- The Kansas Farm Bureau has announced the date for its annual Governor's Farm and Ranch Tour. August 28, Governor Kathleen Sebelius will visit Jewell and Smith counties…
- Issues on the docket include farm incomes, rural business opportunities, grants for small communities, transitional planning, health insurance, weather, drought, water quality and more…
- An interesting note from the Winfield Courier, if you're a lover of antique farm memorabilia. The Cowley County Historical Society, 1011 Mansfield in Winfield, has a number of items from about 20 different farm dealerships that were in Cowley County at one time…
- Treasures on display include pens, pencils, hats, signs, banners, photographs, sale bills and the like, from a time when these dealerships were commonplace…
- The museum will have these items on display until Oct. 30. Its hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday…
- The announcement that Japan has agreed to accept U.S. beef is good news. The Kansas Livestock Association estimates that the Japanese beef market was $1.4 billion per year prior to the country's ban on U.S. beef in late 2003…
- Kansas ranks first in the nation, processing 22.6% of the U.S. beef supply in 2005, the KLA reports…
- Beef from the U.S. destined for Japan will be subject to a Quality Systems Assessment program, approved by USDA. Cattle need to be verified as 20 months or younger…
- With World Trade Organization talks breaking down, Congress can begin debating new agriculture policy for 2007. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss talked with reporters last week and said Congress is planning to write the legislation next year…
- "When I say we're going to write it next year, that does not mean that we can't look at some kind of extension of all or part of the bill, as part of writing that farm bill," Chambliss said in a statement released by the National Sorghum Producers…