Livestock Prices at Overbrook April 18 Sales Report
Overbrook Livestock Commission lists feeder steers and heifers by weight class with price ranges from 3 to 7 hundred pounds. Slaughter cows rise $1-$2, bulls steady to $1 lower. Commercial cows 58 to 66.75, canner and cutter 52 to 57, calves steady to $2 lower, feeder cattle $1-$2 higher.
Legislators show little zeal for Circle K Ranch purchase
Harris News Service reports Topeka that the Sebelius administration seeks permission to buy the 6900 acre Circle K Ranch in Edwards County to retire irrigation rights, create wildlife land and hunting ground, while GOP leaders doubt the need and the Appropriations Committee rejects the plan amid budget talks.
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Doug Mays
Edwards County
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Fertilizer Debate Over Ammonium Nitrate Bans Grows
Kathy Mather of The Fertilizer Institute warns of broad calls to ban ammonium nitrate after the Oklahoma City bombing anniversary. Congress has proposed permits and tighter controls, while industry officials urge compromise to preserve AN as a valuable farm input. The piece notes AN’s stability and broad agricultural uses amid political pressure.
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Kathy Mather
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Oklahoma City
Johnnie Cochran
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Maurice Hinchey
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Mathers
Hinchey
Kansas
Whole Foods opens nearby as Union Square Greenmarket stands firm
The 50,000 square foot Whole Foods opens opposite Union Square Park as Greenmarket farmers rally behind vine ripened tomatoes and organic greens. Greenmarket, established 1976, runs 33 locations in NYC with Union Square drawing 60,000 summer shoppers daily. Whole Foods, founded 1980 in Austin, promotes natural and organic goods across 169 stores in North America and the UK.
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Greenmarket
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Union Square Park
Whole Foods
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Charlie Touchette
Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association
Greenmarket Farmers Market
Union Square
New York City
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Council On the Environment of
Gabrielle Langholtz
Whole Foods Market
Austin
Texas
North America
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