Exhibitors open at cold farm show with 31 vendors
Jimmy Bishop of a Striper fishing guide service at Lake Texoma attends the show to reach corporate clients. Vendors brave cold temps with fires and heavy coats as forecasts show around 40 degrees, with rain or snow in the morning Friday and sun on Saturday. Gier Diesel promotes a new hp load calculator for wells, while Hummel from the USDA observes new agricultural trends. Official show hours begin 9 a.m. with shuttles from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Jimmy Bishop
Lake Texoma
Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Richard Gier
Gier Diesel
Gier
Richard Hummel
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Hummel
Municipal
Eighth and
Fulton Streets
Big Pool
Lee Richardson Zoo
Plaza Hotel
Staples
Westlake Ace Hardware
Farm tech show highlights remote control irrigation and GPS aids
At the 3i Show in Oklahoma and other sites farmers discuss new farm electronics. Hi-Plains Farm Equipment’s Galen Buller notes remote shutoff saves trips and money while AgCam's Greg Drea demonstrates water safe cameras for livestock and load monitoring. Golden Plains Ag Tech’s Andy Davis touts Outback Guidance with GPS to keep rows precise and reduce overlapping. R & R Distributing’s Roy Mai reflects on two decades of show evolution and ongoing innovation.
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Galen Buller
Dodge City
Hi-Plains Farm Equipment
Oklahoma
Greg Drea
AgCam
Oto
Iowa
Drea
Andy Davis
Golden Plains Ag Tech
Colby
Outback
Davis
Hightower
Roy Mai
R & R Distributing
Tribune
Fire service debate threads Holcomb and Garden City
Holcomb council weighs continuing volunteer fire recruitment and lowering the age to 18 amid debate with Garden City officials. Shelton argues 18 year olds can serve. Lauer notes college fire science program may train 18 to 21 year olds. Budget details include 72,400 for volunteers with 25,843 from Sherlock Township. The panel also discussed water rights purchases, overtime pay for City Clerk Pena, and next meeting set for May 11.
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Jarnagin
Shelton
Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Lauer
Garden City Community College
Holcomb
Sherlock Township
Holcomb City
N. Lynch
Bill Heydman
Jim Mills
Division of Water Resources
George Pappas
Jody Enterprises
Heydman
Donna
Leonard Mader
J.D. Farr
Robin Pena
Subsidies clash as House and Senate tax child care aid
Lawmakers edge toward a final budget with child care subsidies. Supporters led by disability groups urge funding to aid poor parents who must work or study. The plan would raise subsidies by 3 percent to 63 million, covering about 588 more children for roughly 19,000 total.
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Senate
Dwayne Umbarger
R-Thayer
Big Tent Coalition
Statehouse
Josie Torrez
Independent Living Council
Torrez
Gary Daniels
State Social and Rehabilitation Services
Daniels
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