Farm StarLink payout pact settles billions in losses
Iowa officials announced a multimillion dollar agreement with Aventis CropScience to compensate farmers and grain elevators for StarLink corn losses. Farmers may receive 25 cents per bushel for tainted grain plus costs, with a February 15 application deadline and payments starting within 30 days. The deal gives states enforceable rights if Aventis fails to meet obligations.
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Tom Miller
Miller
Aventis CropScience
Midwest
Aventis
StarLink
Attorney General's Office
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Attorneys General
Winter weather pushes beef prices higher nationwide
Denver AP reports winter conditions across Western states slow cattle weight gain and tighten supplies, lifting live cattle to near record highs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange while wholesale beef nears its record. Analysts cite colder, wetter winters and prior drought as key factors influencing prices.
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Bret Fox
ConAgra Beef Co
Greeley
Fox
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chuck Levitt
Chicago
Alaron Trading Corp
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Chuck Lambert
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Lambert
Cutting edge farmer workshop aims for irrigation advances
Irrigators will gain a multi state view at the 2001 Central Plains Irrigation Short Course and Exposition in Kearney Nebraska February 5 6 Rotating among Kansas Colorado and Nebraska the course includes six of eight sessions such as Sprinkler Irrigation Uniformity New tools in precision agriculture subsurface drip and water energy conservation A single registration covers sessions breaks meals and proceedings.
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Neb
Garden City
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Dan Rogers
Rogers
Mahbub Alam
Southwest Area Research and Extension Center
Oznet.ksu
Sdi
Donna Lamm
The
Central Plains Irrigation Association
Fifth St
Colby
CPIA
Kansas State University
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Farm Cost Share Program Opens Feb First in Kearny County
The Kearny County Cost Share Program starts February 1 offering 50 percent funding for terraces rebuilds diversions livestock watering facilities windbreaks tailwater pits surge valves underground pipe for surge irrigation and conversion from flood irrigation to center pivot. Landowner limit is 3500 dollars and sign-up begins February 1. For details call 316 355 7511.
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Kearny County
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