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		<title>Irrigation Face Off</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/irrigation-face-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Center pivot or subsurface drip?
Farmers are professional decision makers. In every aspect of their work they are faced with choices and options to consider, even when it comes to irrigation systems.
Subsurface drip irrigation or SDI, a low-pressure, high efficiency irrigation system that uses buried drip tubes or drip tape to meet crop water needs is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=402&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prairie Pumpers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 01:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Windmill Trade Fair coming to Kansas

Swiftly turning blades atop soaring towers have long claimed residence to the Midwest skyline. There presence sprung from necessity, but now the windmill is an icon of agriculture and rural life on the plains. Evoking thoughts of days gone by and sometimes satisfaction that certain things never change.
The history [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=370&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good to the last droplet</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/good-to-the-last-droplet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelbylayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keys to calibrating your sprayer to get more bang for your buck

A miscalibrated sprayer is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get. Maybe you’ll get proper coverage or maybe it’ll be lost to drift.
Accurate calibration is the only way to know how much chemical is being applied to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=364&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lean, Mean, No-Tilling Machines</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/lean-mean-no-tilling-machines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Producers gear up for planting season with proper equipment

You carefully plan your crop rotations, shop for seed varieties, budget wisely for chemicals and analyze the markets. But nothing is more important than getting your no-till crop off to the right start with proper seeding.
 
Attaining good stands in no-till requires hard working planters and drills that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=351&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Producers gain insight at “Cover Your Acres” conference</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2009/01/24/producers-gain-insight-at-%e2%80%9ccover-your-acres%e2%80%9d-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelbylayne</dc:creator>
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&#8220;The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.&#8221; &#8212; Carl Rogers 

Step into any local Midwest coffee shop or small town café some morning and you will likely find a couple farmers in deep conversation; exchanging news and ideas. While the stories and wisdom shared in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=317&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scar Stories</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/scar-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You know what happens to scar tissue. It&#8217;s the strongest part of your skin.” Michael Mantell

I recently choose to take on a project not for a class, not as a job but simply because I felt enough meaning in doing it. I love a challenge afterall, and this would be no exception so I dug [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=312&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Kansas Agriculture Outlook</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/2009-kansas-agriculture-outlook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelbylayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Let&#8217;s Play A Game
“You got to know when to hold &#8216;em, know when to fold &#8216;em, know when to walk away and know when to run.” These well known lyrics of Kenny Rogers, The Gambler don’t just apply to a game of cards anymore.
As producers look down the road to 2009 a lot of questions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=307&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hereford Family Tradition</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/hereford-family-tradition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelbylayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peacefully grazing the gently sloping hills near Concordia, KS is what appears to be a typical herd of Hereford cattle. To the common eye they are nothing more than livestock, but to the Swenson family they are a cherished product of careful evaluation and strategy. Although humble in a pasture they are sought to be sound in form, efficiently functional and the result of generations of hard work and passion. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=302&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Help Wanted</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/farm-help-wanted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelbylayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[8 Ways To Hire Good Help
Guidelines for finding and keeping wage-worthy employees for your farm.


“Employers today are struggling to find the right people,” says Gary Maas, president of AGRIcareers, Inc. “It’s hard to find employees who have the skills and competencies for the job, the values and behaviors that promote job satisfaction and the attitudes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=282&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas Swine Research Facilities</title>
		<link>http://shelbylayne.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/kansas-swine-research-facilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelbylayne</dc:creator>
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New swine facility will expand research capabilities at K-State and benefit producers.
The Kansas swine industry is a vigorous business with producers marketing approximately 2.5 million pigs at a gross market value of over $3 million. Being the 9th top pork producing state and turning out 2.8% of the nation’s total production is no easy task; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shelbylayne.wordpress.com&blog=3573560&post=275&subd=shelbylayne&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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