Friends on the Farm educates Holcomb students on agriculture
Holcomb Elementary fourth graders explored Kansas crops and farm life in a program titled Friends on the Farm. Presenters from FFA and Farm Bureau demonstrated cotton, wheat, and corn uses, with hands on gear including a sprayer and hay baler. Students asked about egg sizes and noted 72 footballs linked to cow products for the Super Bowl.
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Margaret Neufeld
Holcomb Elementary School
Matthew McCallister
Finney County
Barbara Addison
Holcomb
Robin Walking
Kansas
Wolking
Haskell County Farm Bureau
Jarvis Garetson
Holcomb High School
FFA
Jay Warren
Garden City Co-op
Farm Bureau Board
John Murray
Murray
Pioneer
Garden City Farm Equipment
Ruth Drees
Shane Knoll
College Ag
Farm Bureau
Garden City Community College
Beef market slowdowns limit plant hours in U S and Canada
Plant managers in Greeley Colorado and El Paso Texas report no fall cutbacks but anticipate recruiting as about 150 jobs remain open. Slow beef demand stems from Canada border closure and high live cattle prices, with processing near 37 hours weekly. March 7 border reopening and summer grilling could raise hours to 40.
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Greeley
Colo
el Paso
Texas
Karkiainen
United States
Brett Crotts
Schweiterman Marketing
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Crofts
Mexico
Canada
Japan
Lentz to retire. district hunts new superintendent
District official Ford praises Lentz tenure and calls retirement a good opportunity. Dunford notes district faces ESL and growth challenges, with consensus employees say district is headed right. Board to meet Feb 7 with Max Heim to discuss next steps as three new members join July 1. success depends on hiring strong leaders and expanding pool of qualified candidates. Lentz has 35 years in education, earns 105k base salary, and will move to Augusta. his career includes roles at Fort Scott USD 234 and Garden City USD 457. He and his four children are named in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Lentz
Gail Dunford
Garden City
Scheppner
Pippenger
Max Heim
Kansas Association of School Boards
Board of Education
Jim
Dunford
Augusta
Pittsburg State University
Fort Scott Usd 234
Fort Scott Community College
Great Bend
USD 428
USD 457
Mark
Chad
Nicole Lentz
Brett Jarmer
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UNION
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