Americans weigh beef quality versus soy and rice protein
The article examines a debate over protein sources with beef industry figures and Kansas State University experts weighing consumer appeal, feed efficiency, and costs. It notes finishing-phase grain use, potential shifts to finishing earlier, and the rise of direct packer sales. It also discusses grass-fed beef fat color and consumer acceptance, with prices and volumes influencing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herm Westmeier
Kansas State University Extension Area
Westmeier
Feedlot Slump at Blackjack Cattle Co Prompts Hope
Yates Center's Blackjack Cattle Co near 3,000 head last week, 10 000 below a year ago. Manager Jerry Bohn cites farmers selling to packers or waiting for higher beef prices as main causes, with grain costs shaping early feeding. The 160 acre site, owned by the Gordon families, holds 17 500 head capacity and 100 000 bushels granaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Huffman
Jerry Bohn
Blackjack Cattle Co
Yates Center
Bohn
Westmeier
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Lower wholesale prices show decline of inflation
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices fell 0.8 percent in February from January, the third straight monthly drop led by lower farm product costs. Despite the decline, wholesale prices remain 14.6 percent higher than a year earlier as Congress weighs Ford’s employment proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Congress
Ford
Lunch encounter with cow over soybean burger noted
An intercepted letter from Nute describes a cow approaching during lunch and gazing at a soybean burger, ending with a casual sign off to Cha. The note preserves a humorous scene without further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cha
Area Forecast Scattered Showers Tonight With Cooler Friday
Forecaster notes scattered showers or thunderstorms developing late this afternoon and persisting tonight. Lows upper 40s to lower 50s with cooler conditions Friday highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Winds southeast 20 to 30 mph becoming north 10 to 20 mph tonight. Precipitation chances 40 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday.
Kansas Legislators Press Congress On Rock Island Aid
TOPEKA Kan AP Congress urged to aid Rock Island Railroad as Kansas lawmakers report 27 counties face unpaid property taxes while 13 counties have collections. House resolution seeks federal help to keep operations. Senate expected to mirror. Also Gov Bennett appoints Mrs Smith acting fire marshal after Wolfe resignation.
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Topeka
Kan
Rock Island Railroad
Kansas
Congress
House
Richard C. Loux
Wichita
Donn J. Everett
Manhattan
Senate
Democrats
Kansas Patrol Reports Speeding Tickets Surge in 1974
The Kansas Highway Patrol issued 132 943 speeding tickets in 1974, up 81 percent from 1973 as enforcement of the 55 mph limit intensified. The new limit took effect last March with enforcement beginning last April and a June study showing a 129 percent jump in violations from May.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas fires chief Elsie Smith aims for hospital care reform
Topeka Kansas AP report notes Elsie M Smith the nation s only woman state fire marshal seeks to align state hospitals and care facilities in Kansas with new safety standards and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Elsie M. Smith
Kansas
Office-seeking guards to be rehired at prison
Three correctional officers at the State Penitentiary in Lansing will be reinstated after losing their jobs for seeking nomination to Leavenworth city commission. Acting prison director Robert Atkins said Joseph H. McDill, John M. Kirby, and Fred Walkenbach will return immediately following their primary defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Kan
State Penitentiary
Leavenworth City Commission
Robert Atkins
Joseph H. McDill
John M. Kirby
Fred Walkenbach
Commission
Atkins
Kansas Power and Light Hikes Rates in August
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved an 8.4 percent rate increase for Kansas Power and Light Co. Residents will pay an average $1.17 more per month beginning next Monday, totaling $7,131,503 extra annually for about 240,000 customers across 23,500 square miles in northeastern and central Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kan
Kansas Power and Light Co
Dale E. Saffels
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Top two finishers pledge tighter city budget in primary
Oscar Cunningham led Tuesday’s primary with Charles Lesher in second as candidates framed a more accessible, fiscally restrained City Commission. Barbara Kihm and Donald Tucker followed, with Tucker promising a vigorous campaign and support for a five member commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lesher
Lesher
Oscar Cunningham
Hillside Acres
Barbara Kihm
Donald Tucker
N. Western
Tucker
Communities and cities cover up problem drinkers
Lynn Hutton of SERAN Services for Alcohol Related Problems spoke in southeast Kansas about problem drinkers often being mistaken for social drinkers until chronic alcoholism. A luncheon for 31 attendees led to plans for an April seminar and coordinated local resources, with attendees including Commissioner Bill Boone and City Manager Bob Bunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Hutton
Southeast Kansas
Hutton
Seran Services
Terry Lundblad
Lundblad
Kansas Commission On Alcoholism
Bill Boone
Bob Bunting
Jerry A. Steele
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Diana Byers
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John Schultz
Kihm
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