It doesn’t feel like an election year with all that’s gone on in the world these past few months, but in Kansas, primary elections loom in August followed by November’s general contest.
“Thunder Makes the Noise but Lightning Does the W≠ork”, the song sung by Chad Brock speaks to the topic of today. Thunder is loud and sometimes very scary, but other than rattling the house, it is not dangerous. It’s the lightning that needs to be taken seriously as the “lightning does the work”.
It is time to look for bagworms. Although the cool weather this spring will slow development and consequently larvae hatching from eggs, bagworm caterpillars will eventually be present feeding on broadleaf and evergreen trees and shrubs.
The mid-April freezing temperatures and dry conditions have left some wheat growers with relatively dim prospects for grain production for the summer harvest.