ISSUE DATE: 05/14/2012
By Doug Rich
Go down to your local coffee shop today and ask your buddies how many of them have picked cotton by hand. My guess is that you might find one old timer who had that experience as a kid.
Ask that same question in any grade school within 70 miles of Augusta, Ark., and hundreds of little hands would shoot up. Machines replaced people in the cotton fields of Arkansas many years ago, but the unique experience of picking cotton by hand is still possible every fall at Dallas and Katherine Peebles' farm outside Augusta.
Peebles Farm has been open to the public every fall from the last weekend in September to the last weekend of October since 2004. The Peebles family offers the usual fall harvest activities with a corn maze, hay bale maze, u-pick pumpkins, and hayrides. Unique to their agritourism venture is a 3-acre cotton patch.
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Equity markets review Farm Service Agency reminds producers of acreage reporting deadlines Gov. updates drought order for Kansas counties Governor announces Kansas Bioscience Authority appointee Governor signs declaration of State of Disaster Emergency K-State conference to offer cart full of ideas Latzke named president of Kansas Professional Communicators, picks up 8 awards Mo. food prices come in under the national average Multi-year flex account program applications available Nebraska Youth Range Camp planned Planning ahead for severe weather Rural Development invests in little towns, open spaces Senators express concerns about seasonal worker program Some counties concerned about continued drought Start efforts to control fire ants now Stretch your food dollar at the meat case Texas MarketMaker website connects producers, consumers The gift of good land There's history, then there's history USDA assures consumers beef, dairy products are safe USDA offers farm loans for Socially Disadvantaged applicants CROPS
Agribusiness industry awards college scholarships Agritourism guidelines help keep young visitors safe Bayer hosts Ag Issues Forum Extension to host energy efficiency workshops Extension to host field day Extension to host Wheat Plot Tour May 22 Farm family embodies toughness of American farmer, rancher Field bindweed a difficult landscape foe Final applications for NRCS Organic Initiative due June 1 Kids have cotton pickin' fun down on the farm K-State Crops Team sweeps top honors in national contest K-State sociologist leads rural demographics research Matching the right variety to the field MU will host international symposium on elderberries NAMA president elected to chair Grain Science and Industry Advisory Council National Festival of Breads to move to the Little Apple Officers give suggestions to farmers to be road legal Pigweed Zero Tolerance zones expand in Arkansas Sorghum scholarship recipient named Specialty crop grants available Topeka school earns Bake and Take Month grand prize UNL Extension offers tractor safety courses Wheat tour posts optimistic number YouTube channel showcases America's farmers LIVESTOCK
Beef featured at culinary conference Beef Improvement Federation holds annual meeting Cattle producers urged to prepare now for potential drought Cow herd owners tour Kansas feedlots DNA: An emerging tool for beef cattle First KLF donation for Stout Center presented Iowa Pork tenderloin contest begins KCA golf tournament a success Midwest Boar Stud Managers Conference set for August National Barbecue Hall of Fame finds new home at American Royal NCBA names coordinator of producer education program New dairy and cheese plant to break ground in Hugoton Raising sustainable beef Rancher elected to OFB Board of Directors Southwest Kansas Cattlewomen offer scholarship Summit attendees learn to bridge the divide Testing valuable for livestock producers Update for Veterinarians program planned UW animal science leader honored UW research targets genetic selection tool in sheep Vesicular stomatitis confirmed in New Mexico Veterinarian: Time strategic deworming right Youth Animal Care Training program available online EDITOR
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Extension offers ranch management sessions Grass-fed beef conference to be held May 30-31 Greenhorn Grazing series begins 2012 season Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition to hold range school Stands still struggling FAMILY
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