Grain prices mixed for the week

Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Aug. 12, were: Wheat, bu. — $3.56, down 35 cents from Aug. 5. Milo, bu. — $3.05, down 20 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.49, up 10 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.55, down 20 cents. The co-op has locations in Ellsworth, Black Wolf, Farhman, Hitschmann, Holyrood and Kanopolis.

Hatteberg to speak at water meeting

Award winning journalist Larry Hatteberg will present the program,“Hatteberg’s People,” Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the 45th annual meeting of the Upper Little Arkansas River Watershed Joint District No. 95 at the Congregational Church building, 410 Clinton St., Little River. A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. A brief business meeting with the election of four directors will follow. Also on the agenda will be an update on the state of the ULAR district and a fiveyear construction plan. Hatteberg, who retired from KAKE TV in 2014 after a 51-year career, has received more than 130 local, state and national awards for news photography and reporting. His “Hatteberg’s People” video series has profiled more than 1,000 Kansans since 1974. The public is invited to the annual meeting. More information is available at the district office,

(620) 897-5595 or by e-mail at ular@lrmutual.com

Ag real estates values increase

A government report shows farm real estate values went up 6 percent in Kansas from last year. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that the value of all land and buildings on Kansas farms averaged $1,960 per acre for 2019. That is $110 per acre higher than last year. The report is a bright spot as Kansas farmers struggle with mounting debt, lower crop prices and trade challenges. Cropland values in the state went up 5 percent from last year to $2,160 per acre. Dryland cropland averaged $2,050 per acre, about $90 higher than a year ago. Irrigated cropland averaged $3,320 per acre, up $340 an acre. Pastureland averaged $1,390 per acre, up $70 higher than a year ago.