Kansas Grain Dealers Call Back to State Inspection
Kansas grain dealers and Gov. Robert Bennett urged revisiting state only wheat certification, arguing it could cut costs by 2 to 20 cents per bushel. They warn loss of CCC loan eligibility and possible export discounts if federal inspection is avoided. Bennett telegraphed Washington amid debate on shifting to state grading.
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Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Robert Bennett
Bennett
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
USDA
Myron Krenzin
Kansas Wheat Commission
Hutchinson
Krenzin
Joe Gregg
Morrison-Gregg- Mitchell Grain Company
Kansas City
Gregg
Ron Stucky
Garvey Elevators Inc
Stucky
George Voth
Far- Mar-Co, Inc
Harris News Service
Feds
Keith Sebelius
R Norton
House Agriculture Committee
Bob Dole
Russell
Senate Agriculture
Christmas gifts lead to popular plant hobby
Lawrence W. Marshall notes that Christmas plant gifts can spark a hobby and offers buying tips from Kansas State University expert Larry Leuthold. Guidance covers pot height vs plant height, color, symmetry, and blemish free foliage, with detailed recommendations for poinsettia azalea cyclamen kalanchoe Christmas begonia cactus and chrysanthemums, plus care for foliage plants and acclimation from shop to home.
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Neosho County
Larry Leuthold
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Leuthold
Snow adds that little extra
Wheat experts report the Kansas crop, covered by at least two inches of snow, is protected from wind damage and moisture should aid growth. They warn, however, that moisture remains insufficient to end the winter drought.
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United Press International
Kansas
Record Brazilian coffee profits spark Boycott Resistance
Brazilian Coffee Institute expected to report 1976 gross sales above 2.3 billion dollars, more than doubling 1975's 900 million and setting a new export peak. A US boycott effort led by New York officials prompts comments from Camilo Calazani that Brazil may keep exporting to meet demand. The frost of 1975 had damaged trees, boosting domestic prices and hurting coffee drinkers and migrant workers.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
UPI
Brazilian Coffee Institute
United States
New York City
Coffee Institute
Camilo Calazani
Coffee shortages raise prices and hurt farm workers
Coffee prices rose from 33 to 44 to 200 per sack as there was little coffee to buy. Migrant workers lose seasonal work with grinding shortages while new trees planted this year will take three years to bear fruit. Wheat in north central Kansas and eastern Colorado suffered from deep cold and dust, with losses estimated at 25 to 50 percent.
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Frank Bieberly
Kansas State University
Kansas
Colorado
Norton County Wheat Association
Tim Adrian
Ford administration eyeing $10 million boost for FCIC
FDIC seeks Congress approval to issue an additional $10 million in FCIC capital stock to ensure timely crop insurance payments if citrus freezes or winter wheat losses expand. The move, approved by OMB, would reach the $100 million stock ceiling and address deficits from premium shortfalls and operating costs.
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FDIC
Congress
Fcic Capital
FCIC
Fcic Capital Stock Fund
PBB contamination linked to health problems in Michigan farms
Tests on 1,029 Michigan residents linked to cattle feed mixup show health issues tied to PBB exposure. Researchers report memory loss and other symptoms, mostly among farm residents, with nursing mothers urged to test milk and lawmakers urged to tighten tolerance levels.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
Michigan
Irving J. Selikoff
Grand Rapids
Selikoff
New York
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
State Department of Public Health
Pork Producers and Fruit Growers Schedule Joint Meeting
Neosho County Pork Producers Association will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Neosho County Courthouse Erie. Dr. Lowell Breeden from Kansas State University will discuss feeder pig handling. A 7 p.m. meal is co sponsored by the association and Service Coop Chanute and reservations are due by phone. Kansas Fruit Growers plan their annual meeting Jan. 12 13 at the Broadview Hotel Wichita open to all fruit growers.
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Neosho
W. Douglas
Wichita
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Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
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Adrian
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UPI Farm
Charles Stroh
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Mutual Kansas Farm Site
KFB Insurance Co
Ken Brant
Jeff Leverenz
Farm Bureau Insurance
Chanute
Erie
Larry Miller
Chevrolet
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