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Austrian winter peas as a cover crop

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By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources

Austrian winter peas have a growth pattern very similar to that of winter wheat. It is established in the fall, overwinters, and makes some additional spring growth. As a cover crop, it is then terminated sometime in the spring prior to planting of a summer row crop.

There are several potential benefits of planting Austrian winter peas as a cover crop:
•    As a legume, it provides supplemental nitrogen to the soil
•    Reduced erosion potential
•    Captures left-over nitrogen from the previous crop
•    Provides habitat for soil-improving microorganisms

However, cover crops can also use up soil moisture that would otherwise be available to the cash crop, potentially reducing yields. It also adds an extra expense to the cropping operation. A no-till research project was conducted from 1996 to 2008 by Bill Heer, former agronomist-in-charge at the South Central Kansas Experiment Field near Hutchinson, to evaluate the effects of winter peas and their ability to supply nitrogen to the succeeding grain sorghum crop.

Within a no-till wheat-grain sorghum rotation, winter peas were planted in the fall after wheat harvest. Half the plots were not planted to the cover crop. Where winter peas were planted, they were chemically terminated at two different times – April and May. The plots, both where the cover crop had been grown and without a cover crop, were then fertilized with nitrogen broadcast at the rates of 0, 30, 60, and 90 pounds per acre. The plots were then planted to grain sorghum. Phosphate was applied at the rate of 40 lbs/acre in the row when planting grain sorghum and wheat. Winter peas were planted at the rate of 40 lbs/acre in 10-inch rows with a double-disc drill.

Grain Cover crop treatment    Cover crop termination date    N rate lbs/acre      5 yr average yield
N/A                                    0        62.0
30        79.1
60        84.2
90        98.2
Average:    80.9
Winter Peas            April
0        84.9
30        90.8
60        92.5
90        85.2
Average:    88.4

Winter Peas            May                    0        84.3
30        89.7
60        92.2
90        95.0
Average:    90.3

Pasture management workshop for small acreage owners

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OLATHE, Kan. — Cool season pastures and hay fields make up the biggest chunk of agricultural land use in Johnson and surrounding counties. Now is a good time to learn about resources to help land owners manage their lands, for commercial production or agricultural exemption.

 

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, Johnson County K-State Research and Extension will conduct a free workshop that will give participants the opportunity to tour a local pasture and hear about proper grazing, the importance of soil testing and timely fertilizing, herbicide options to help control weed pressure, and structures to improve water quality.

 

Registration and a light dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by a walk in the pasture and talks by local experts. The tour will be held at the Tim Yoho property, 22504 Spoon Creek Rd, in Edgerton, Kan.

 

The workshop is provided by the Hillsdale Lake Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Project, K-State Research and Extension, and the Miami County and Johnson County Conservation Districts. For reservations, call the Johnson County Extension office at 913-715-7000.

Barton golf overtaken in Warrior Invitational to finish third

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The Barton Community College men’s golf team finished third in the eleven team Warrior Invitational held earlier this week at Hutchinson’s Carey Park Golf Course.  The Cougars held the first day lead by five strokes but despite improving on second rounds couldn’t hold off the charges of Bethany College and Ottawa University on Tuesday’s final eighteen holes.   Barton finished +33 as a team scoring 601 to finish five behind Bethany and just two out from second place Ottawa.

Landon Fox posted an opening day one-under-par 70 to lead the seventy-five player Invitational but a 75 on Tuesday caused the sophomore from Winfield to fall into a five-way tie for fifth place at 145 (+3).  Joining Fox in the fifth position was teammate Nathapol Sriwoon who followed his 75 Monday round with a 70 to make a move up the standings from tenth.

Cracking the top twenty-five following an opening day 77, Koby Beougher fell into a tie for 32nd with an eighty to finish with a 157 (+15) while Blake Huxman put together consecutive 79 rounds to finish at 158 (+16) to tie for 36th.  Jared Oelke made the biggest improvement from the first day shaving off nine strokes from an opening 85 to jump eleven spots into a tie for 46th with a 161 (+19).

Competing as an individual, Jestin Jackson was solid in his collegiate debut carding consistent rounds of 75 and 74 to finish tied for 13th at 149 (+7).

Barton will next compete in the two-day Dodge City Invitational held October 10-11 at Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City, Kansas.

Kansas wetlands education center will host hunter breakfast October 11

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Breakfast will be accompanied by info booths, raffle, silent auction

PRATT – Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area offers fantastic duck hunting opportunities and memories to last a lifetime, but now the wildlife area has even more to offer. On Oct. 11, opening day of the Low Plains Early Zone duck season, the Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC), 592 NE K-156 Hwy, Great Bend, in conjunction with Great Bend Regional Hospital, will host a hunter appreciation breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Not only can hunters come away from a hunt with dinner in hand, but a stomach full of hot biscuits and gravy, coffee, and juice.

After filling up on good eats, hunters can learn about the wetland’s history at the education center, peruse through items in the Cheyenne Bottoms Ducks Unlimited Chapter raffle and silent auction, as well visit waterfowl identification and waterfowl hunting information booths.

For more information about the breakfast, call the KWEC at (877) 243-9268.

Broiler hatchery

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ISSN: 1949-1840

Released October 8, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 5 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 203 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending October 4, 2014, up 5 percent from a year
ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 195 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending October 4, 2014, up 5 percent from the
year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the
United States was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing
chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 3 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 170 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending October 4, 2014, up 3
percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program
placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October
4, 2014, up
3 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29,
2013 through October 4, 2014 for the United States were 6.89 billion.
Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
—————————————————————————-
————————————–
:                                    Week
ending
State
:—————————–———————————————-
——–
                              : August 30,  :September 6, :September
13,:September 20,:September 27,: October 4,
                              :    2014     :    2014     :    2014     :
2014     :    2014     :    2014
—————————————————————————-
————————————–
:                                    1,000
eggs
:

Alabama ………………….:    28,729        28,027        28,593
26,497        27,904        26,776
Arkansas …………………:    21,592        21,725        21,399
20,107        21,484        21,478
Delaware …………………:     4,400         4,416         4,424
4,504         4,531         4,565
Florida ………………….:     1,225         1,224         1,222
917         1,225         1,222
Georgia ………………….:    34,363        34,459        33,795
33,847        33,608        33,556
Kentucky …………………:     7,823         7,836         7,845
7,627         7,943         7,712
Louisiana ………………..:     3,787         3,585         3,585
3,605         3,605         3,454
Maryland …………………:     7,806         7,218         7,125
7,123         7,738         7,315
Mississippi ………………:    17,536        16,758        17,529
16,784        17,369        15,633
Missouri …………………:     8,354         8,533         8,503
7,893         8,181         7,668
:

North Carolina ……………:    20,681        20,550        18,224
20,150        20,516        19,873
Oklahoma …………………:     6,615         6,700         6,259
6,572         6,617         6,524
Pennsylvania ……………..:     4,480         4,422         4,579
4,280         4,024         4,347
South Carolina ……………:     5,123         5,416         5,037
5,158         5,217         5,196
Texas ……………………:    14,267        13,596        14,585
14,449        14,003        13,328
Virginia …………………:     6,447         6,461         6,393
6,495         6,562         6,058
California, Tennessee,        :

and West Virginia ………..:    10,880        11,085        11,019
10,306        10,604        10,787
:

19 State total ……………:   204,108       202,011       200,116
196,314       201,131       195,492
Percent of previous year …..:       101           103           103
102           102           105
:

Other States ……………..:     7,845         7,757         7,746
7,491         7,295         7,469
:

United States …………….:   211,953       209,768       207,862
203,805       208,426       202,961
Percent of previous year …..:       101           103           103
102           102           105
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
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:                                    Week
ending
State
:—————————–———————————————-
——–
                              : August 30,  :September 6, :September
13,:September 20,:September 27,: October 4,
                              :    2014     :    2014     :    2014     :
2014     :    2014     :    2014
—————————————————————————-
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:                                   1,000
chicks
:

Alabama ………………….:    21,175        21,639        22,194
22,042        21,343        22,733
Arkansas …………………:    19,869        19,343        19,315
20,851        20,489        19,673
Delaware …………………:     4,790         4,985         5,547
4,651         4,487         4,786
Florida ………………….:     1,375         1,290         1,182
1,265         1,178         1,274
Georgia ………………….:    27,761        26,957        27,767
27,143        26,807        26,469
Kentucky …………………:     6,646         6,713         6,703
6,055         6,029         6,243
Louisiana ………………..:     3,331         3,395         3,404
3,352         3,218         3,213
Maryland …………………:     6,336         6,419         4,814
6,065         6,656         5,220
Mississippi ………………:    15,217        15,095        15,009
14,478        14,068        14,489
Missouri …………………:     5,989         6,082         6,166
5,601         5,631         6,032
:

North Carolina ……………:    16,588        16,315        16,250
16,278        15,495        14,321
Oklahoma …………………:     4,033         4,342         4,387
3,706         4,292         4,203
Pennsylvania ……………..:     3,519         3,349         3,545
3,666         3,587         3,591
South Carolina ……………:     4,621         4,507         4,539
4,583         5,261         4,799
Texas ……………………:    11,913        12,289        12,060
11,318        10,968        11,645
Virginia …………………:     5,395         4,673         5,868
5,399         4,985         5,209
California, Tennessee,        :

and West Virginia ………..:     9,574        10,389         9,737
10,645        10,383        10,234
:

19 State total ……………:   168,132       167,782       168,487
167,098       164,877       164,134
Percent of previous year …..:       100           101           101
101           102           103
:

Other States ……………..:     5,988         6,030         6,109
6,077         5,680         5,650
:

United States …………….:   174,120       173,812       174,596
173,175       170,557       169,784
Percent of previous year …..:       101           101           101
101           102           103

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