Beef Empire Days: genetics drive tougher carcass judging
Hands notes rising beef quality as genetics in cattle improve and technology grows. Champion steer carcass weights rose from 732 pounds in 1969 to 891 pounds this year, with judges weighing weight ribeye area backfat yield and quality grade. Dinkel calls the contest the toughest in years as Triangle H feeds cattle from ranches and seedstock cattle with pedigrees and genetic merit. Dean Gillen Lehman praises awards night for industry camaraderie and competitive spirit.
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Hands
U.S
Steve Dinkel
Live and Carcass Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Triangle H
Dean Gillen-Lehman
Ohio tornado kills seven and destroys Millbury high school
A tornado line in northwest Ohio killed seven people including a Millbury graduate and wrecked Lake High School gym, a police EMS building, and dozens of homes. The storm also damaged plants and cut power, with evacuations in Elmwood and Maquoketa headlines across Illinois and Michigan.
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Millbury
Ohio
Midwest
Illinois
Michigan
Toledo
Wood
Ottawa
Will Kubina
National Weather Service
Cleveland
Lake Township
Mark Hummer
Hummer
Doug Wensink
Scott Conley
Conley
Lake High School
Fermi 2
Dan Smith
Monroe County
DTE Energy
Lake Erie
Guy Cerullo
Gregory Williams
Dundee
Mich
Dwight
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Patti Thompson
Elmwood
Peoria
Dustin Pierce
Indiana
Iowa
Maquoketa
Oil spill widens its Gulf Toll along Florida and Texas coasts
Oil has reached the western edge of the island near Pensacola, the easternmost shore discovery. Texas reports its first oiled birds, with Louisiana and other Gulf states seeing numerous oiled wildlife. Officials note oil remains widespread, with a sheen 150 miles west of Tampa and cleanup costs rising beyond 1.25 billion dollars, while the cap continues to siphon large volumes from the leaking well.
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Pensacola
Texas
Government Command Center
Robert
Gulf States
Louisiana
Jim Suydam
Texas General Land Office
Texas-Louisiana
Tampa
Florida
Gulf
Ruth Dailey
Gulf Shores
Ala
Mike Reynolds
Share the Beach
Erin Brockovich
Pensacola Beach
Fla
Buck Langston
Alabama
Associated Press
Allen
CBS
GCHS Graduate Wins National Scholarship
Martinez, a Garden City High School graduate, earned a national scholarship and volunteers in math tutoring with ETS. She took dual credit courses at Garden City Community College, is a certified nurse assistant, and worked during high school. Her teachers call her a leader. she is the daughter of Isabel Elias and Santiago Martinez.
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Martinez
ETS
Deborah Berkley
Garden City Community College
Berkley
Martinez Is
Isabel Elias and
Santiago Martinez
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