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Published October 03, 2008 10:59 am - Farm: In Brief 10/05/08 4-H enrollment goes to Dec. 1
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Enrollment in 4-H clubs in Missouri continues through December for youths ages 5 to 18 who want to participate in the county fair next July. Children ages 5-7 participate as Clover Kids to learn more about 4-H. Older youth can participate in a variety of 4-H projects and activities that focus on social and life skills. To learn more go online to mo4h.missouri.edu or visit your county extension center. Bob McNary is the 4-H youth development specialist at Carthage, (417) 358-2158. Farm expenses rise 21 percent TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas farm expenditures in 2007 totaled $12.4 billion, up almost 21 percent from 2006, according to a report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service Kansas Field Office. Production costs across the United States were $260 billion in 2007, up 9.3 percent from 2006. Kansas accounted for 4.8 percent of the national farm expenditures. Corn crop down in Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. — Based on Sept. 1 conditions, Missouri’s corn crop is forecast to be down four bushels per acre from the estimate of Aug. 1. Crop forecasts are issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Missouri Field Office. The corn harvest is forecast to average 142 bushels per acre and production will reach 369 million bushels, 20 percent below a year ago, but it would still be the state’s fourth largest corn crop. 
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