Overbrook Livestock Prices Report Apr 4 5 6 7
Price ranges for feeder steers and heifers by weight class at Overbrook Livestock. Slaughter cows and bulls up 2 dollars per head. Direct feeding trade moderate. cattle on hand for Bred Cow Special. Slaughter steer and heifer markets mixed with thin offerings for young cattle. Weather boosts grass pastures and stocker demand remains solid though slightly softer than last week.
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Midwest
High Plains
Liva
USDA
Wt. Joseph Livestock
ST. Joseph
We are losing farm capacity to urban growth and markets
The piece argues that America is steadily surrendering cropland to development, highways, and environmental protection. It notes planned planting shifts, rising populations, and CRP land loss, urging a shift from viewing land as development to valuing it for crops and animal production to sustain food independence.
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Lewis and Clark
Pacific Coast
America
Small Kansas packer vows suit to test all cattle for BSE
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef of Arkansas City Kansas says it will sue the USDA to gain permission to test every animal at its slaughterhouse for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The company built a testing lab and trained staff but the agency rejected a 100 percent testing license citing lack of scientific basis and trade sensitivity. Japan seeks full testing for all U.S. cattle and buyers push for broader screening.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Creekstone Farms
Arkansas City
Kan
U.S
Japan
United
Creekstone
John Stewart
USDA
United States
Stewart
Better time for burns cuts smoke in Kansas
Kansas officials say a return to a more normal schedule for grassland burning reduces smoke reaching metro Kansas City. Burns have started in the south with many northern landowners planning to burn into May. Last year, weather forced a short mid-April burn window that trapped smoke and carried pollutants to Tennessee, but this year should be less likely says Walt Fick of Kansas State University.
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Kansas
Metro Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Tennessee
Walt Fick
Kstate
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Overbrook Livestock Commission
Kansas City, Mo
Jim Suber
Small Kansas Packer
Bill Hawks
Department
Briggs & Stratton Els
ZTR. Mowers
Dixon
Ryan's Home & Garden
Poplar
Ottawa
Saro
A. Bavishi
M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Board Certified
Olathe
Olathe Medical Center
St., Olathe
Cadillac
Lowe
Lawrence
Baldwin City
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