Area/State Colby Free Press Thursday, June 18, 2009 Page 3

Weather Common practices can help carbon sequestration

Corner MANHATTAN – Agriculture quester carbon is mixed. When the soil, and eventually becomes is undisturbed by tillage. Grasses forage production. The goal is to alone may not be able to mitigate soil is tilled, air is mixed into the incorporated into soil organic car- incorporate considerable car- increase forage production, which global climate change, but certain soil and organic matter is oxidized bon. When fields are fallowed, no bon into the soil through photo- will increase the amount of plant practices can make a positive dif- by soil microbes, releasing a por- crop is produced and this reduces synthesis, and the production of organic carbon production and re- ference and in some cases, are tion of the stored soil carbon. By the amount of plant material en- roots and stems in the soil. This sult in an increase in soil organic cost-saving to producers, accord- avoiding all tillage, no-till produc- tering the soil system. Continuous organic material eventually de- carbon. Another practice grazing ing to Chuck Rice, who is a Uni- tion avoids oxidizing organic mat- cropping, or using cover crops to composes and adds to the soil or- land managers can do is to im- versity Distinguished Professor at ter, so more of the plant organic replace fallow, keeps plant mate- ganic carbon pool in the soil. As prove grazing distribution if there Kansas State University. carbon remains in the soil every rial production at the highest pos- grass stands mature over a period are areas of the grazing land that Several agricultural and for- year. Tillage also makes the soil sible level, increasing soil carbon of 20 to 30 years, they reach a are eroded by animals. This will estry practices can increase car- more susceptible to erosion. Also, levels. natural equilibrium in which car- help protect existing soil carbon bon sequestration, said Rice, who no-till farming reduces fuel use, • New grass plantings: Any new bon input through photosynthesis levels by reducing soil erosion. National Weather Service leads a team of scientists at 10 which cuts CO2 emissions. Ap- perennial grass plantings, such as is balanced by carbon emissions More information about car- Tonight: A 20 percent chance universities that comprises the plying manure to the soil, along Conservation Reserve Program through respiration. bon sequestration, including the of showers and thunderstorms. Consortium for Agricultural Soils with no-till farming, often results ground, new pasture ground, re- • Improved grazing land man- role agriculture can play and eco- Partly cloudy, with a low around Mitigation of Greenhouse Gasses. in even greater levels of carbon claimed land, grass waterways, agement methods: Regular use of nomic implications, is available 63. South wind 5 to 15 mph be- He briefed members of the Senate sequestration. and buffer strips. Perennial grass proper grazing methods and prop- on the K-State Web site www. coming north. Agriculture Committee in March • Increased crop biomass pro- plantings establish long-term ar- erly timed prescribed burning for soilcarboncenter.k-state.edu. Friday: Partly cloudy, with and a Congressional committee duction: Producing more biomass eas of plant material on soil that certain grass species to increase a high near 83. North wind be- of House and Senate members in per acre per year. Examples in- tween 10 and 15 mph. April on the topic. clude the production of higher Friday Night: Partly cloudy, Rice, who is an agronomist, de- crop or forage yields, more inten- with a low around 60. North wind scribed the carbon sequestration sive rotations, cover crop produc- Area crops hit hard by hail around 5 mph. practices that can be implemented tion, elimination of unplanted fal- Saturday: A 20 percent on U.S. farms, including what low periods, and the use of higher From “CROPS,” Page 1 took 168 bushels on Saturday. Elevator operators chance of showers and thun- they are and how they work: residue crops, such as corn, grain there said the harvest should get going this week. derstorms. Mostly cloudy, with • Continuous no-till: Produc- sorghum, and wheat. take advantage of it. They will have to decide in the Salina also reported their first load the same day, a high near 81. Breezy, with a ing crops without tilling the soil. More plant production leads to next 10 days.” which is unusual. The first test load was running bet- south wind between 10 and 20 There are variations on this, such more carbon being fixed by the Olsen, who serves several counties, said parts of ter than 60 pounds to the bushel, elevator men re- mph, with gusts as high as 30 as strip-till, reduced tillage, and plants into organic materials in Rawlins and Decatur counties also had some hail. ported. mph. ridge-till, but the research on roots, stems, leaves, and seed. Part As of Tuesday, only 9 percent of the Kansas wheat The crop report said that south-central Kansas re- Saturday Night: A 20 percent whether those variations can se- of this organic carbon remains in crop was ready to cut, compared to 12 percent at this ceived less than an inch of rain on Sunday, and that chance of showers and thunder- time last year, says the Kansas Agricultural Statistics with wind in the forecast, the fields could dry out and storms. Mostly cloudy, with a low Service. harvest could get going anytime. around 64. The agency said that in an average season, nearly The report rated 7 percent of the state’s wheat as Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a Council considers 41 percent would be ready to cut. excellent, 42 percent good, 32 percent fair, 14 per- high near 92. Elevators in Kiowa, in Barber County in south- cent poor and 5 percent very poor. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, central Kansas, on the Oklahoma/Kansas border, with a low around 65. school loading zone Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. From “COUNCIL,” Page 1 ment with Thomas County to Monday Night: A 20 percent share the costs of dispatch servic- L L chance of showers and thunder- Armstrong said about 60 homes es. The services will cost $2,842 OCAL TV ISTINGS storms. Partly cloudy, with a low used more than two tipper cans. more than they did last year, Arm- sponsored by the around 64. The utility billing department is strong said. The two government Tuesday: Partly cloudy, with a going to verify that these custom- entities will split the costs with high near 93. ers own more than two cans and the city paying 57 percent and the Tuesday Night: A 20 percent they will send a letter informing county 43 percent. This adds up to chance of showers and thunder- the homeowner or resident about $123,733 for the city and $93,342 storms. Mostly cloudy, with a low the additional charge. for the county. around 66. • Authorized Theron Froggate Armstrong said the two are Wednesday: A 20 percent of the bond firm Oppenheimer working their way to a time when chance of showers and thun- and Co. to take bids on temporary each will pay half of the costs. derstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a notes to pay for the Sewell Avenue Armstrong said the city, in return, Saturday Evening June 20, 2009 high near 88. paving project. Temporary notes provides the county with radio 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 KAKE/ABC Wipeout Castle Eli Stone Local are used when the city borrows work for the ambulance and the KBSL/CBS Without a Trace Harper's Island 48 Hours Mystery Local Wednesday: High, 90; Low 66 money from a bank on a short- sheriff’s department. KSNK/NBC Kings Law & Order Law & Order: SVU Local Saturday Night Live Precip: Wed. 0.00 inches term basis, Armstrong said. • Approved having Jerry McK- KSAS/FOX Cops Cops Most Wanted Local MADtv Talkshow Local Month: 3.16 inches Oppenheimer has chosen UMB enzie of MGT of America doing Cable Channels Year: 13.31 inches Bank in Kansas City to buy the a review of the water and electric A & E CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami The Sopranos CSI: Miami AMC The Whole Nine Yards Road House Whole 9 Normal: 9.94 inches $190,000 in temporary notes at 2 rates for $3,750. (K-State Experiment Station) ANIM It's Me or the Dog Groomer Has It Cats 101 Groomer Has It It's Me or the Dog percent interest. The notes will be “The rate review in the electric BRAVO Housewives Housewives Miss Congeniality 2 Miss C 2 dated July 1; the loan eventually fund will include a separation of CMT Can You Duet The Singing Bee Can You Duet Sunrise Friday 6:17 a.m. CNN Campbell Brown Larry King Live Newsroom Campbell Brown Larry King Live Sunset Friday 9:14 p.m. will be combined with the tem- generation and transmission costs porary notes for the lighting on so we can prepare an appropriate COMEDY Beerfest Jackass 2.5 Idiocracy the baseball fields at Colby - Rec DISC Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch tariff for wind energy if the need DISN High School Musical High School 2 Wizards Montana The Suite Cory reation Complex and the new fire arises,” Armstrong said. E! Three Men and a Baby Saturday Night Live The Soup Chelsea Jon Kate Wildest station. The city will have to figure out ESPN College Baseball Baseball Tonight SportsCenter Baseball Tonight Museum The loans for those two projects how to assess the costs of incorpo- ESPN2 Countdown NASCAR Racing SportsCenter will be $350,000 at 3 percent inter- rating wind energy into their elec- FAM Grease Grease 2 est and $140,000 at a 2.8 percent. tric system, she said, since Colby FOOD Grill Girls Grill Fest-Bch BBQ Unwrapped Iron Chef America Grill Fest-Bch curator FX XXX Rocky Balboa Nip/Tuck Nip/Tuck These notes are also being covered Community College is expected to HGTV Divine Genevieve Color House House Top 10 Rate Design Divine Genevieve by UMB Bank. The temporary install a 1.9-kilowatt wind turbine discovers notes from all three projects will on the campus in the spring. be paid back by selling long-term • Agreed to approve purchas- general-obligation bonds. The ing a new heating, ventilating and fish fossil lighting of the ball fields and the air conditioning unit for the north HIST Air Force One The Presidents Andrew Jackson paving project will be paid back in side of city hall from C.B. Heating LIFE Video Voyeur The Governor's Wife The Governor's Wife HAYS – A Xiphactinus (pro- 10 years and the fire station costs for $8,200. One of two compres- MTV MTV Special MTV Special Idle Hands DJ Fro DJ Fro nounced zy-FACT-in-us) has been will be paid back over 20 years, sors on the old unit is broken, said NICK iCarly Jackson Naked iCarly Lopez Lopez The Nanny The Nanny Fam. Mat. Fam. Mat. SCI Ultraviolet Equilibrium Dick Tracy waiting for millions of years to be Armstrong said. The bids for the Armstrong. SPIKE The Ultimate Fighter The Ultimate Fighter Joe Rogan Spcl found in its final resting place near bonds will be done later this year, • Approved an audit of the 2008 TBS Fun With Dick & Jane O Brother, Where Art Fun With Dick & Jane Glade. she said budget by Adams, Brown, Beran TCM Random Harvest The Bad Seed 30 Tokyo Last summer, Mike Everhart, an • Listened to Mike Allen, who and Ball. Armstrong said Debbie TLC 48 Hours: Hard 48 Hr-Evidence 48 Hr-Evidence 48 Hours: Hard 48 Hr-Evidence adjunct curator at Fort Hays State said he is willing to purchase Mi- Zerr, city finance director, spends TNT Last Holiday Pursuit-Happy. Drumline TOON BrainRush Destroy Otherside Survive King-Hill King-Hill The PJs Boondocks Star Wars Bleach University’s Sternberg Museum chael Lewallen’s property at 505 a lot of time working on the au- TRAV Dream Riders Brown Cruises Surf Patr Surf Patr Dream Riders of Natural History, started digging S. Lincoln Ave. and clean it up. dit and she appreciates everything TV LAND Griffith Griffith Griffith Griffith Cosby Cosby Cosby Cosby She's Got the Look it up. If he had not offered to clean up she does in maintaining the city’s USA National Treasure Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU The Xiphactinus is no stranger the property, it could have been financial information. VH1 Charm School Daisy of Love Brooke Brooke Hotties 90s to Kansas. In fact, George M. demolished by the council. The WGN Return to Me WGN News at Nine Return to Me Sternberg found the first Xiphacti- members were planning to vote We want your local news: Premium Channels HBO X-Files: Believe True Blood Get Smart nus fossil in Kansas in 1870. The on whether to demolish the house e-mail to MAX American Gangster Babylon A.D. Coed Sex Games Babylon Sternberg family has found the at the meeting, but they agreed to colby.editor @ nwkansas.com SHOW Nurse Weeds Shooter Into the Wild majority of the Xiphactini on let Lewallen try to clean it up. He ©2009 Hometown Content, listings by Zap2it display in museums across the na- told the council he would take care tion. of the back taxes also. He lives Sunday Evening June 21, 2009 “It’s a fairly common fish in across from the property and said 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 KAKE/ABC Extreme-Home Impact Local Kansas,” Everhart said, “but it’s he doesn’t want a vacant house KBSL/CBS Million Dollar Cold Case Without a Trace Local hard to find one as complete as across from his. Colby Cinema KSNK/NBC Merlin Merlin Law & Order: SVU Local Dateline NBC Sternberg’s ‘Fish-within-in-a- • Approved a request by Citi- KSAS/FOX Simpsons King-Hill Fam. Guy Amer Dad Local Fish.’” zens Medical Center for a waiver NoW ShoWINg Cable Channels The Glade dig has generated to allow the hospital to put a pro- A & E Dog Dog Gene Simmons Hammertime Simmons Simmons Dog Dog June 19th - June 25th AMC Ghostbusters Ghostbusters II some interest from a film maker pane tank on hospital grounds ANIM Headline Attacks More Headline Whale Wars Headline Attacks More Headline working on a Discovery Channel to provide a back-up fuel source Drag me to hell BRAVO Law Order: CI Housewives Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI project, so along with the normal for emergency generators. Kevin PG-13 1 Hour, 39 Minutes CMT Music Awards The Singing Bee Can You Duet excavation crew and equipment, Trenkle, vice president and chief Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 CNN Campbell Brown Larry King Live Newsroom State of the Union Larry King Live a film crew and cameras will ac- financial officer at the hospital, Sunday -Tuesday 7:00 COMEDY Waiting ... Jackass: Number Two company Everhart and his team DISC MythBusters MythBusters Somali Pirate MythBusters MythBusters told the council a privacy fence laND of the loSt DISN Sonny Jonas Herbie: Fully Loaded Wizards Montana The Suite Cory on the dig. would be built around the tank. At Starring - Will Farrell E! Keep Up Keep Up Keep Up Jon Kate Kendra Richards The Soup Chelsea Kendra Richards The film company has done Armstrong’s recommendation, the PG-13 1 Hour, 40 Minutes ESPN MLB Baseball SportsCenter SportsCtr other work on prehistoric ani- council voted in favor of allowing Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 ESPN2 Series of Poker Series of Poker Series of Poker Series of Poker SportsCenter mals, including an episode at the a propane tank to be installed in Sunday -Thursday 7:00 FAM Stick It Stick It J. Osteen Feed Sternberg Museum for the History facilities with people on life sup- FOOD Challenge Next Food Star The Best The Best Flay Flay Next Food Star traNSformerS: re- FX Rocky Balboa The Marine Rescue Me Phone Booth Channel’s “Prehistoric Monsters port, but no place else in the city. veNge of the falleN HGTV Income For Rent House House $250,000 Challenge Estate Renovatn Income For Rent Revealed” in July 2008. • Approved a certificate of sub- Starring - Shia LaBeouf HIST Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers Expedition Africa Life After People Ice Road Truckers “I just returned from filming a stantial completion on the new fire PG-13 2 Hour, 27 Minutes LIFE Memory Keeper Army Wives Army Wives Grey's Anatomy Army Wives documentary on Elasmosaurus in station, which allows the council Wednesday & Thursday 7:00 MTV Run Run DJ Fro DJ Fro Library Library Going Out Going Out Real World-Rd Philadelphia with them two weeks to pay the architects, Strait and NICK Mr. Troop Mom Lopez Lopez The Nanny The Nanny Fam. Mat. Fam. Mat. Free Summer SCI Mimic 3: Sentinel Rise-Gargoyles Gargoyles: Darkness ago,” said Everhart, “so I know Associates, for their work on the SPIKE Ultimate Knockouts 6 Ultimate Knockouts 7 Guys Choice 2009 Guys Choice 2009 they do good work.” project. matinee TBS Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven Secondhd The Xiphactinus was a predator • Tabled taking action on Scott Stuart lIttle TCM Father of the Bride Father's Little Dividend The Bad and the Beautiful from the late Cretaceous period Barnum’s property north of East TLC Obese and Pregnant Twins by Surprise Mermaid Girl Obese and Pregnant Twins by Surprise tuesday, June 23rd @ 2:00 p.m. that swam the oceans of what is Eighth Street along the railroad TNT NASCAR The Da Vinci Code The Client now central North America. They PG 1 Hour 25 Minutes TOON Spy Kids 3-D Total Star Wars King-Hill Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Robot Chicken right-of-way. Members and city Sponsored by: Farm & Ranch Realty, TRAV Man/Food Man/Food Extreme Terror Rides Extreme Waterparks You Game?Man/Food Man/Food Man/Food American Legion Post #363 grew as large as 17 or 18 feet in officials agreed that Barnum had TV LAND Griffith Griffith M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Roseanne Roseanne length and swallowed their prey in made significant improvements in USA House Law Order: CI In Plain Sight Burn Notice Law Order: CI one big gulp. cleaning up his property. Colby Cinema VH1 Daisy of Love Daisy of Love Brooke Daisy of Love Brooke Charm School WGN Newhart Newhart Newhart Newhart WGN News Replay Bewitched Bewitched Jeannie Jeannie “If it were around today, the • Decided to approve a request 1935 S. Range • 785-460-9600 Xiphactinus would put the ‘sport’ from the Western Child Advocacy Premium Channels www.colbycinema.com HBO X-Files: Believe True Blood Entourage Entourage True Blood The Dark Knight back in sport fishing,” said Ever- Center for $1,500 in the 2009 bud- MAX Strangers Babylon A.D. Joe Dirt Forbidden Speed hart. “It had a mouth big enough get. SHOW Dexter Dexter Weeds Nurse Gardens of the Night to swallow most people whole.” • Approved the annual agree- ©2009 Hometown Content, listings by Zap2it

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