Kansans Chosen for National 4-H Planning Conference
Four Kansans selected to represent the state at a seven day national 4-H planning conference at the National 4-H Center in Maryland. Joseph Thomas of Franklin and Darcie Brownback of Osage join delegates from across the U S Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and Canada. Thomas and Brownback discuss mentoring and youth leadership while surveying local 4-H members to identify strengths and needs for program development.
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Anhattan
Chevy Chase
Joseph Thomas
Franklin County
Darcie Brownback
Osage County
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Canada
Brownback
Washington
Neighbors in Great Bend Face Hog Plant Vote Tactics
In Great Bend Kansas a non binding referendum asks voters to back city officials supporting Seaboard Farms pork plant. The town divides into pro and anti hog factions with candidates pledging to influence council seats. Critics warn of water, schools and housing impacts from migrant workers.
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Beat Bend
Jon Carroll
Seaboard Farms
Seaboard
Carroll
Kansas City
Barton County
Great Bend
Scott Bobbitt
Leslie Barrett
Seaboard A
Bobbitt
Troy Byer
Byer
Don Halbower
Barrett
Kansas Farmers Push Back Against Phosphide Pesticide Restrictions
Farmers in Kansas resist EPA plans to tighten limits on aluminum and magnesium phosphide used to fumigate grain storage facilities. Hearings planned in Kansas City and Sacramento aim to gather comments before final rules. proposals include banning use within 500 feet of residences and requiring notification within 75 percent of a mile.
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Kansas
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas City
Sacramento
Calif
Brett Myers
The
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
EPA
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
Ellen Kramer
Anti-pesticide cloth in works at UC Davis
Fresno reports a UC Davis researcher, Gang Sun, pursuing fabrics that neutralize pesticides or disinfect on contact. Utilizing hydantoin chemistry, the approach aims to create everyday garments that render toxins harmless and germs inactive, potentially transforming workwear for farms and hospitals.
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Fresno
Calif
University of California, Davis
UC Davis
Gang Sun
Maes
Export drop hurts Colorado farms
Colorado agriculture faces broad pain from overseas markets with wheat hardest hit. Exports to Southeast Asia are down 33 percent and to the Indian subcontinent 21 percent, with declines also in Japan, the Middle East, China, and the EU. About 80 percent of Colorado wheat is exported, versus 50 percent nationwide.
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Denver
Colorado
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Tim Larsen
Southeast Asia
Indian Subcontinent
Japan
East
China
European Union
Darrell Hanovan
Colorado Wheat Growers Association
United States
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K-State Research and Extension
Thomas
Citizenship
Ottawa Herald
ALMAN
Taliafero
Virginia
Booker
Hampton Institute
Dartmouth
Harvard
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Paver
Booker T. Washington
B. T. Washington
Balbay
United Feature Syndicate
U.S.A
Madison Ave
Nly
OMA
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
AIR Technologies
ING
John Coen
Ottawa
Board of
Pol
John Coe
Rocky Fleer
Ottawa City Commission
Fred Heathman
Midway Machine Shop
Baldwin
Baldwin Care Center
Orchard Lane
Baldwin City
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