Do state need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in today's times?
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agchat:
Q3 (via @Rocketgroup) Do state need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in today's times? #agchat
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farmanddairy:
RT @agchat: Q3 Do state need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in todays times? #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
RT @agchat: Q3 Do states need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in today's times? #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q3 (via @Rocketgroup) Do state need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in today's times? #agchat
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NTBSeeds:
Q3: A consolidation would be great! no need for all the people and their sometimes eccentric opinions. #agchat
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sollmana:
Q3: Regardless of what is "needed", I think we're going to see consolidation no matter what. #agchat
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FarmerHaley:
Q3: the Soil and Water office in my county is overbooked with work doing soil nutrient management plans for organic manure #agchat
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ThinkWay:
Q3 Wonder about advantages of consolidation of testing. Would you trade off lower sampling costs (scale) for higher logistic cost? #agchat
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ASA_CSSA_SSSA:
Q3 Wonder about consolidation: state soil scientists, federal NRCS offices, NACDs, other NGOs, does right hand know about the left? #agchat
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minnemom:
Q3 Would be nice to go to closest office rather than the one in your county, which may be miles away. #agchat
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EcoChat:
Q3 we need enough offices that can account for varied landscape and density of farming across USA #agchat
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AR_ranchhand:
Q3 #agchat in areas with lower proportions of ag production, it would make sense to consolidate offices
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agchat:
RT @ASA_CSSA_SSSA: Q3 Wonder re consolidation: state soil scientists, NRCS offices, NACDs, et al, does right hand know about left? #agchat
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farmanddairy:
Good point RT @EcoChat: Q3 we need enough offices that can account for varied landscape and density of farming across USA #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q3 We don't have a soil and water office any where near here. We have an extention agent that can help with ?s #agchat
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AR_ranchhand:
Q3 #agchat Although there are areas w/ great diversity in ag production that utilize local offices heavily
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JeffFowle:
Q3 I have to send my samples to Davis or Sacramento. We don't have a local lab. 6-9 day delay on results. #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
#agchat Q3 Still lost on what is meant by this question. Gov agency that does soil and water testing?
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JPlovesCOTTON:
Q3 there seems to be variability in county & state resources, the federal offices differ #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
RT @ksfarmboy: Q3 We don't have a soil and water office any where near here. We have an extention agent that can help with ?s #agchat
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Farm3rsDaught3r:
Q3: IMO there would be benefits to building a stronger relationship between university ext and govt offices esp. to share tax funds #agchat
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agchat:
Wrapping up Q3 and moving onward with our soil chat...or downward, I suppose... #agchat
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agchat:
RT @Farm3rsDaught3r Q3 benefits to building a stronger relationship between university ext and govt offices esp. to share tax funds #agchat
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WriteNowBiz:
Q3 I think surburban/urban areas don't use extensions enough; don't know about them or don't know what they are #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q3 We send out tests to Ward Lab in Kearny NE. KS State Univ also test soils for a fee. #agchat
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nickemanuel:
Q3 State/counties need better collaboration in developing programs that benefit both grower and state but need to remain independent #agchat
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NateJaeger: Q3: less office but not less people #agchat
drewbender: RT @agchat: Q3 (via @Rocketgroup) Do state need soil & water offices in every county or benefit from consolidation in todays times? #agchat
PeteAlexion: Q3 Depends on the density of farm land #agchat
farmanddairy: RT @agchat: Q3 Do state need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in todays times? #agchat
mpaynknoper: RT @agchat: Q3 Do states need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in today's times? #agchat
ksfarmboy: Q3 (via @Rocketgroup) Do state need soil & water offices in every county or could we benefit from consolidation in today's times? #agchat
FarmerHaley: Q3: the Soil and Water office in my county is overbooked with work doing soil nutrient management plans for organic manure #agchat
ASA_CSSA_SSSA: Q3 Wonder about consolidation: state soil scientists, federal NRCS offices, NACDs, other NGOs, does right hand know about the left? #agchat
AR_ranchhand: Q3 #agchat in areas with lower proportions of ag production, it would make sense to consolidate offices
WriteNowBiz: Q3 I think it depends on area - which fuels demand #agchat :-/
JPlovesCOTTON: Q3 there seems to be variability in county & state resources, the federal offices differ #agchat
Farm3rsDaught3r: Q3: IMO there would be benefits to building a stronger relationship between university ext and govt offices esp. to share tax funds #agchat
nickemanuel: Q3 State/counties need better collaboration in developing programs that benefit both grower and state but need to remain independent #agchat
katpinke: Q3: Our soil samples & testing go to a private but local company, Agvise http://ow.ly/1dueQ #agchat
