Leaner beef eyed as panel weighs grading and shorter feed
Five man Beef Empire Days panel at Garden City Hilton Inn debated lean beef demand and a proposed USDA shift to a combined grading system. Speakers from Dillon Supermarkets, MBPXL, and Kansas State University argued for leaner beef, shorter feedlots, and market shifts to align prices with consumer demand.
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Garden City Hilton Inn
United States Department of Agriculture
National Cattlemen’s Association
Darrell Weigel
Dillon Supermarkets
Dillon
Dillons
Weigel
New System Proposed for Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Kansas State University professor Dr. Dale Allen outlined proposed changes to cattle marketing at Beef Empire Days. He described a one time delivery system using a certificate of delivery to transfer ownership without moving cattle, aiming to align CME practices with producer needs.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Kansas State University
Dale Allen
Allen
Chicago
Exchange
CME
Mercantile Exchange
Corner Comments by John Frazier on Marriage and Speech
John Frazier muses on June as a marriage month while a couple plans to wed in July. He jokes that true cure for a bragging bachelor is matrimony and notes the gap between generations, marriage wisdom, and the folly of overlong speech. He riffs on modern communications and societal quirks with light humor.
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Abe Lindon
Man charged in assault to treatment center
Damon Lee Cox, 40, was transported to Valley Hope treatment center in Norton after being court-ordered following an assault on city manager Dean Wiley in his Garden City office. Cox grew irate during a Thursday afternoon meeting, pushing Wiley and prompting arrest on $100 bond.
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Dean Wiley
Valley Hope
Norton
Damon Lee Cox
N. 7Th
Jerald Vaughn
Wiley
Cox
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Tom Smith
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Washington, D.C
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Rob Brown
Throckmorton
Texas
Brown
Bradman
Dell Allen
USDA
Main Street
Garden City
Syracuse
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Saddle Clubs of
Kansas
Arthritis Foundation
Lakin
Finney County Fairgrounds
Lyons
Tim Unruh
Chicago Mercantile
Hilton Inn
John Frazier
New York
Battery Maritime Ferry
Manhattan
Bob Halloran
Vaughn
Pershing
Bill Branden
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