December 2022

Kansas State research: Frequency of dry, hot and windy conditions harming wheat yields

The compounding influence of adverse dry, hot and windy climate patterns slashed wheat yield 4% in Kansas and five other Great Plains states over the past 40 years, Kansas State University researchers reported in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Xiaomao Lin, professor of agricultural climatology, said the study was the first to quantify a connection between change in the nation’s climate and wheat production.

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Preparation is key to a successful calving season

K-State Research and Extension news service Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek said being prepared ahead of calving season is the best way for producers to assure they will bring home the newborn calves successfully. “We’re approaching the end of the second trimester and moving into the third trimester which means the metabolic demands of that cow or heifer are going to increase tremendously,” Hanzlicek said.

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Kansas Catholic Conference denounces start of “Abortion by Zoom call” in Kansas

Courtesy of Kansas Catholic Conference Topeka —”The announcement today by Planned Parenthood in Kansas to begin executing chemical abortions on vulnerable women with unplanned pregnancies is a despicable act that clearly places profits ahead of the health and well-being of women and preborn children,” said Lucrecia Nold, Policy Specialist for the Kansas Catholic Conference. “Simply put, Kansas women deserve better treatment than what amounts to abortion by zoom call.” The decision by Planned Parenthood to accelerate the incidence of chemical abortions comes in wake of the defeat of the Value Them Both amendment last August.

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Making a scene

Dodge City Catholic Harold Flax carved and connected the familiar and sacred scene that now hangs in his foyer as an early Christmas present for his wife Glenda. Aspen, basswood, bloodwood, blue pine, cherry, Douglas fir, lignum, mahogany, maple, oak, paduk, pecan, purpleheart, red cedar, redwood, sassafras, sycamore, walnut, wenge, western red cedar, yellow pine and yellow satin comprise the wooden puzzle.

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