Drought Strains Elkhart County Farmers and Trade
The Kansas drought pushes cattle liquidation and harvest reductions at Elkhart Co op elevators. Wheat insurance claims top 24 million with 75 percent of insured farmers filing abandoned-acre claims. Hail damage adds 6 million to losses as residents brace for a bleak harvest season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Co-op
Kansas
Larry Dunn
Dunn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Risk Management Agency
Reno
Nickerson
Castleton
Rebecca Davis
Topeka
Elkhart
Ben Pate Agency
Pam Pete
Pate
John Deere Farm Equipment
Tim Predmore
Judge rules beef checkoff unlawful and unconstitutional
A federal judge in Aberdeen South Dakota ruled the national beef checkoff violates cattle producers First Amendment rights by forcing a $1 per head payment for beef promotion and research. Judge Charles Kornmann halted collections, saying funds go to ads benefiting others and not American producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S.D
U.S. District Court
Charles Kornmann
United States
Kornmann
Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
U.S
Bob Thulmer
Campbell County
City agenda items include Big Pool discussion and board transfers
Richardson Zoo Advisory Board will discuss Big Pool on Tuesday as parks duties move to the Tree Advisory Board. A Garden City Community College student may join the Police Citizen Advisory Board, currently with minority, business, homemaker and high school reps. An ordinance would allow municipal court judges to assign Southwest Kansas Juvenile Detention Center costs to a juvenile’s parents or guardians as part of sentencing or probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Community College
Police/Citizen Advisory Board
Southwest Kansas
Lie detection tech moves beyond polygraphs at airports
A Mayo Clinic team tests heat sensing cameras to detect lies by facial flush. 20-person study shows blush around the eyes on liars. University of Pennsylvania researchers use MRI to locate brain activity during lying, while handheld voice stress detectors sell for 300 to 600 dollars. Critics warn of false positives, privacy harm, and unfair consequences for those tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo Clinic
Barry Steinhardt
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Steinhardt
University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Langleben
Langleben
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren
Morton County Extension
Tim Jones
Cimarron National Grassland District
Joe Hartman
Hartman
Paul Chatham
Springfield
Colo
Finnup Park
Chatham
Solitude Springfield
Lee Richardson Zoo
Colorado
America
Justin Hammerstein
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Miami
Thomas Jakes
People For Civil Rights
Mark Mallah
FBI
Randy Fisher
Prantaantiinan
Willigger
N. Main
Suite
Garden City
AG Investments
Nsuran
Cynthia Warden
Chestnut Street
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois
New England
Annie
Finley
MENS
Brown's Shoe
Crook's Shoe Store
Finley's Mens Wear
Hubris Communications
Keps Menswear
Klass Act Scrapbooking Legends Salon LLC
Ateta
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!