Cow-Calf Checklist for October 2022

Jason M. Warner, K-State Research and Extension Cow-Calf Specialist Cow herd management - With continued volatility, consider opportunities to lock prices in, if possible, for co\products and commodity feeds.

BOB ROSS ARTIFACT EXHIBIT NOW OPEN

Logan, KS. –10/10/2022…A well-used, personalized easel, numerous paint brushes, handmade greeting cards, original oil paintings, and more await you at the Hansen Museum.

Harvesting Soybeans for Forage

Rachael Brooke | Phillips-Rooks District Extension Agent | Agriculture and Natural Resources Prolonged heat and drought stress can cause considerable leaf area loss and soybean yield reduction.

Fall Applied Herbicides Ahead of Corn and Sorghum

Keith VanSkike | Twin Creeks Extension District | Agronomy & Natural Resources With row crop harvest well underway, it is time to start planning fall herbicide applications. Herbicide applications in late October through November can improve control of difficult winter annual weeds.

National 4-H Week – October 2-8

Rachael Brooke Phillips-Rooks District Extension Agent Agriculture and Natural Resources  National 4-H Week is set aside to celebrate the impact the organization has made in the lives of families and communities for more than a century.

Twin Creeks 4-H Members Do Well at State Fair

Twin Creeks Extension District had 49 4-H members enter for a total of 76 exhibits and events at the 2022 Kansas State Fair. The district was well represented and rated very well. For Norton County, Bridgette Hines and Inez Schemper both participated in clothing construction.

Thoughts on Calf Revenue

 The air is now crisp in the morning, and it won’t be long before we see the glimmer of ice crystals in the water tank. Many producers are weaning and will be marketing calves in the coming weeks and months.

K-State aging expert urges Kansans to put advance health directive in place

No one, young or old, likes to have “the conversation.”   But Erin Yelland, the interim director of the Center on Aging at Kansas State University, says it’s critical that families talk openly about end-of-life decisions.   “It’s difficult,” Yelland said.

4-H Teaches Life Skills

The five Kansas 4-H Life Skills of a positive self-concept, an inquiring mind, a concern for the community, healthy interpersonal relationships and sound decision making represent the building blocks of the Kansas 4-H program.

50th Anniversary Celebration & Michael Martin Murphey Concert

Logan, KS - On Saturday, October 1, 2022, the Hansen Museum is celebrating 50 years of bringing art and culture to the people of Northwest Kansas with an afternoon celebration.  The party starts with a nostalgic presentation by Hansen Museum Board Member, Debra Berg at 2:00 p.m.