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K-State expert shares Halloween food safety tips Kansas Winter Wheat production Holiday treats shouldn’t become an unwanted trick estimated 19 percent lower that last year For most kids and adults, Halloween can be a sweet treat, but Kansas State University food safety specialist Karen Blakeslee says “it’s important that you don’t get tricked.” “It’s still okay to go out and celebrate the fun part of this holiday,” said Blakeslee, who also is coordinator of the university’s Rapid Response Center for food science. She notes that physical safety has always been a priority during Halloween as kids and parents ramble through neighborhoods collecting goodies. “But this year, safety includes our health and reducing the spread of COVID-19.” “It’s tempting to dig into treat bowls for a tasty Halloween treat when you’re out trickor-treating,” she said. “But this year, resist that temptation and let treat givers put treats out in goodie bags instead.” “When out visiting neighbors in your Halloween parade, wear your festive

masks and travel in small groups, but when you’re home, wash your hands before you taste your treats. All treats should be individually packaged to reduce contamination to the food.” Blakeslee publishes a monthly newsletter that addresses timely food safety topics. The October edition features specific guidance for trickor-treaters, including: Follow your community guidelines for avoiding the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This would include avoiding crowds and parties, washing your hands and wearing a face covering. “The look of face coverings may be quite creative this Halloween,” Blakeslee said. A costume mask however, is not a substitute for a cloth mask. At home, designate one person to hand out treats. Make hand sanitizer available for those who come to your door. Consider a Halloween drive-by parade in the neighborhood. Have a neighborhood scavenger hunt to find Halloween decorations. Have a pumpkin carving

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or decorating contest at home. Top the event off with a Halloween movie night. “There is no need to wipe down or clean treat packaging,” Blakeslee said. “There has been no evidence that packages of any kind transmit COVID-19.” She added that for surfaces or packages to be a problem, many unique events must occur, including a large amount of the virus present and able to survive long enough to result in spread; and the individual would have to forget to wash their hands and then touch their face after contacting the virus on a given surface or package. “The few studies done on this issue involved the use of high amounts of the virus, much more than what happens in a real world situation,” Blakeslee said. “And while it proved the virus can stay alive on surfaces, it did not prove transmission.” “The best step is to always wash your hands frequently, and especially before consuming food and drink.”

Winter wheat production is estimated at 281 million bushels, down 19% from last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The area harvested for grain totaled 6.25 million acres, down 7% from 2019. Planted acreage totaled 6.60 million acres, down 7% from a year earlier. The yield is 45.0 bushels per acre, down 7.0 bushels from 2019.

Oat production is estimated at 832,000 bushels, down 28% from 2019. Area harvested for grain, at 16,000 acres, is down 11% from last year. Planted acreage totaled 140,000 acres, up 17% from a year earlier. Yield is 52.0 bushels per acre, down 12.0 bushels per acre from last year.

Nebraska Winter Wheat Production down 38 percent from last year. Winter wheat production is estimated at 34.0 million bushels, down 38% from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The area harvested for grain totaled 830,000 acres, down 14% from 2019. Planted acreage totaled a record low 900,000, down 16% from a year earlier. The yield is 41.0 bushels per acre, down 16 bushels from last year. Oat production is

estimated at 1.83 million bushels, up 61% from 2019. Area harvested for grain, at 29,000 acres, is up 61% from last year. Planted acreage totaled 135,000, up 13% from a year earlier. Average yield is 63.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from 2019.

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USDA Releases Grain Stocks Report

The Quarterly Grain Stocks report shows old crop corn stocks on hand as of September 1, 2020, totaled 2.0 billion bushels, down ten percent from a year ago. Old crop soybeans stored in all positions were down 42 percent, and all wheat stocks were down eight percent from a year earlier. Released by the Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service, the report found that of the total corn stocks, 751 million bushels were stored on farms, down eight percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 1.24 billion bushels, were down 12 percent from a year ago. Old crop soybeans stored in all positions totaled 523 million bushels. Soybean stocks stored

on farms totaled 141 million bushels, down 47 percent, and offfarm stocks, at 382 million bushels, were down 41 percent. All wheat stored in all positions totaled 2.16 billion bushels. On-farm stocks were estimated at 705 million bushels, down four percent, and off-farm stocks were down ten percent at 1.45 billion bushels.

NASS also released the Small Grains Annual Summary report. The report found All wheat production totaled 1.83 billion bushels in 2020, down five percent from the revised 2019 total of 1.93 billion bushels. Area harvested for grain totaled 36.7 million acres, down two percent from 2019, and The United States yield was estimated at 49.7 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels from 2019.

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end of hauls for those transporting livestock or agricultural commodities. The bill also eliminates the seasonal harvest requirements for the agriculture hours-of-service exemption, making the exemption available year-round in all states. Jon Samson, Executive Director of the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference, says, “this language provides the ag commu-

busiest times of the year, while expanding uniformity and clarity for the transportation of our nation’s ag products.” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duval stated, “The HAULS Act modernizes trucking regulations to meet the needs of our members,” adding, “I applaud Senator Fischer for her leadership on this important issue.”

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USDA Announces New Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board Members

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that four new members were selected for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors. Nicole Berg, Kenneth Selzer, Scott Silveus and Pat Swanson will serve four-year terms starting in November 2020. “We appreciate the willingness of these four new board members to serve on behalf of American farmers and ranchers,” RMA Administrator Martin Barbre said. “We look forward to working with them in managing the Federal crop insurance program.” The FCIC board oversees the Federal crop insurance program, managed by RMA. The Federal Crop Insurance Act requires that non-USDA FCIC board members represent core groups involved in managing farm risk. This includes four producers, at least one of whom

is a specialty crop producer; one individual involved in insurance (often an agent); and one individual knowledgeable about reinsurance or regulation. The Act also requires that the four producer board members come from diverse geographic areas and represent a cross-section of agricultural commodities. Nicole Berg is a specialty crop producer from Washington state and partner and Chief Financial Officer of Lenzie Ranch, Inc./Berg Farms, LLC/The Berg Partnership. Berg holds and has held numerous leadership positions. She currently serves as Vice President of the National Association of Wheat Growers and as a Board Member of the Community First Bank. Ken Selzer is an insurance executive and former Kansas Insurance Commissioner who currently serves as an Executive Managing Director at a worldwide reinsurance broker. Selzer has held many leadership positions in the both the public and private sectors

and in the community. He has earned several professional credentials, including CPA, CPCU, ARe and FLMI and holds several insurance licenses. Ken and his wife Deb own and operate a farm in the Kansas City area. Scott Silveus has been a crop insurance agent with Silveus Insurance Group, Inc. for 30 years in Indiana. During that time, Silveus has worked with producers from around the country, including apple growers in Michigan, rice growers in Arkansas, wheat growers in Kansas and cotton growers in Texas. Silveus has collaborated with RMA for years and has been instrumental in the development of many Federal and private crop insurance products, including PRF, Margin Protection, ARP and Price Flex. Scott is currently a Board Member at Lakeland Christian Academy and is on the Board of Trustees at Grace College.

Pat Swanson farms with her husband Don and his family in Iowa as a partner of Swanson Farm Partnership, a soybean, corn and cow-calf farming operation. Swanson has worked as a crop insurance agent since 2005 and co-owns Son Risk Management crop insurance agency. Swanson also serves as a State Committee Member on the Iowa Farm Service Agency, District 9 Director for the Iowa Soybean Association, American Soybean Association Advocacy Communications Team Member and Wapello County 4-H Foundation Board Secretary. More information about the FCIC is available on the RMA website. Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private insurance agents. A list of insurance agents is available online using the RMA Agent Locator. Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at rma.usda.gov.

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Winter weather varies across Kansas Kansas State University assistant state climatologist Mary Knapp notes that preparing for winter weather may mean different things to different people.

the snow that falls in Kansas does not translate into a liquid equivalent. “ D e c e m b e r through February corresponds with our driest time of year,” she said. “In western Kansas, you can add up the three winter months and not equal the precipitation for a typical March.”

“In Kansas, our weather not only varies from east to west, but remember that the reported average is a composite of 30 years of data, so it can vary from year to year in the same area,” she said. Winter temperatures in Kansas In western Kansas, are also variable. she said, an “average” “We can have days winter will bring 15 where our highs inches of snow from are in the 60s and December through 70s, then days February. In eastern when the highs Kansas, that average are in the teens,” can be between 18-20 Knapp said. inches. “The thing that is interesting about our winter precipitation is that it tends not to persist very long,” Knapp said. “As you go further north, when they get snow on the ground, they expect it to stay for some time. In Kansas, it’s much more customary for that snow to be there for a couple days and then it melts away.” In the extreme, western Kansas has recorded more than 100 inches of snow in a single season; eastern Kansas has recorded as much as 50. Even so, Knapp notes that much of

Warmer temperatures arrive when south winds bring along gulf air, she said. Sometimes, west winds also bring warm air. “What’s happening there is that the west wind is coming downslope from the Rockies,” Knapp said. “As that air compresses downslope, it tends to warm up. That’s what quite frequently is known as a Chinook, or the ‘snow-eaters,’ where you can jump 20, 30 or even 40 degrees in just a couple hours.

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Farmers to Families Food Box Program Surpasses 100 Million Boxes Delivered

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Perdue stated, “It is incredible to think that in a little more than five months, this food box program has gone from an idea to a reality that has provided more than 100 million boxes of nutritious foods.” Earlier this month, the Department of Agriculture announced

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Consumer Expectations Change as the Pandemic Enters a New Season The Consumer Brands Association's latest COVID-19 poll asked more than 1,300 American adults about their opinions on the coronavirus and its effect on the country. The data shows a country normalized by a persistent threat and contending with growing anxiety over what’s ahead. When the pandemic began, 36 percent of Americans described themselves as "very concerned" in midMarch, which jumped up to a majority quickly after and has yet to dip below 50 percent since. While most Americans, 72 percent, are still optimistic about the next six months, that optimism has dipped slightly since June, from 76 percent. The perennial lengthening of the timetable for returning to normal and the whiplash changes in the news about the virus, whether driven by politics or new information, has pushed optimism lower. While the supply chain has largely solved for shortages of high-demand products like toilet paper, meat and cleaning supplies brought on by panic-buying early in the pandemic, Americans' fears over access to those products have not.

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in mid-March, which jumped up to a majority quickly after and has yet to dip below 50 percent since. While most Americans, 72 percent, are still optimistic about the next six months, that optimism has dipped slightly since June, from 76 percent. The perennial lengthening of the timetable for returning to normal and the whiplash changes in the news about the virus, whether

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