Judging at Finney County Fair showcases 4-H talents
Hundreds of local 4 H Club members presented baked goods, photos and braided leather at the Exhibition Building, judged by out of town experts. Beverly Steffen emphasized taste and presentation guiding teen Heidi Hall on jar labeling, with Hall aiming for state fair entries and past success noted by organizers. Kenyon Fryman and Lee Fair are mentioned in relation to photography and the ongoing competition.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Beverly Steffen
Steffen
Burdett
Heidi Hall
Hall
Hutchinson
Culture shock at the Finney County Fair sidekick debut
Cody Oberheim, 15, trims a big brown duroc for the show as Devin, a visiting 14 year old, encounters pigs and their culture shock at the fair. The author, a veteran fair reporter, notes the mix of tradition and teenage perspective as they observe livestock readying for judging.
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Finney County Fair
Devin
Dev
Cody Oberheim
Holcomb
Rescue horse Woody gains care and a new home
Finney County Humane Society features Woody the horse in a two image “before and after” display titled Rescue at the Finney County Fair. Once emaciated with sores and missing hair, Woody has gained weight under care from owner surrender and community supporters, with a planned move to his new home after ongoing monthly care costs.
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Finney County
Finney County Humane Society
Woody
Glenda Hopkins
Finney County Animal Control
West Maple Street
Hopkins
Finney County Sheriff’s
Animal Control
Bob
Lucy Cooley
Farmers expect bumper fall crop in Kansas
After a bleak winter wheat harvest, Kansas farmers anticipate bumper corn, sorghum, and soybeans this fall. Early forecasts estimate corn output at over 400 million bushels, a level last reached in 1998 1999 and 2000. A government forecast arrives August 12, with drought and freezes shaping headlines as farmers replant winter wheat.
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Wichita
Kansas
Sue Schulte
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Schulte
Agencies tighten rules on mad cow initial screening alerts
Washington AP The Agriculture Department on Wednesday set stricter standards for announcing suspicious initial mad cow dis ease test results. Consumers and beef-industry leaders weighed in as the department requires additional preliminary results before public notification, a shift prompted by two cases where early tests could not rule out the disease before later tests cleared cattle. The revised process, effective immediately, uses initial screening along with tissue analysis from three samples to flag a possible case.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Jim Rogers
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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