Gadgets Up Efficiency For Farms Using GPS Sprayers
Robben and others discuss GPS aided spray rigs cutting waste, boosting outputs, and enabling variable speeds to match field conditions. Farmers cite cost, drought pressures, and grain prices, noting mixed plans on upgrading gear while praising precision and environmental safeguards.
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Robben
Dave Mann
Quinter
Mann
Flax
Audit finds USDA penalties for animal care violations too low
An Inspector General audit finds the USDA repeatedly reduced penalties for animal welfare violations, inspected facilities without animals, and failed to follow its own criteria. Notable cases include a chinchilla death in Missouri and penalties far below potential fines, with recommendations to revise procedures and better enforce the Animal Welfare Act.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Missouri
North Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Kathleen Conlee
The
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Brownback deflects blame on tax plan and budget shortfall
Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley condemned the governor for offsetting rate reductions with cuts to mortgage interest, food tax rebates, and other provisions vital to low income and elderly residents. Hensley argued Brownback bears responsibility for the budget shortfall after promising an experiment.
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Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Brownback
Hensley
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