Espy probe clouds key agricultural projects in 1994
The Espy investigation raises political friction as Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy faces alleged improprieties. Supporters push to move beyond the probe toward farm policy, meat inspection reforms, and rural health equity, while critics frame it as a clash of big business and party interests. A separate seed law update tightens controls on protected varieties, urging farmers to buy registered seed to protect breeders’ profits.
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Atchinson
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Clinton
House Agriculture Committee
U.S
Pioneer Seed Company
Kansas
Researchers develop test for herpes virus in cattle
A team from the Agriculture Department and universities reports a monoclonal antibody test to distinguish malignant catarrhal fever from other bovine respiratory diseases. The study notes the disease is widespread, often fatal, with no cure, and that survivors carry the virus for life. Domestic sheep and African wildebeest are vectors, and researchers explore milk transmission and the role of sheep in spreading the virus.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
David Shen
Agricultural Research Journal
Shen
Hong Li
Washington State University
Timothy Crawford
U.S
Beef Backer award honors regional beef menu leadership
The Kansas Beef Council awarded the Beef Backer honor to Scipio Supper Club for beef menu leadership and consumer promotion. S&S Meat Company supplied certified Angus beef, helping Scipio account for about 625 pounds of beef monthly, around 90 percent of sales. Scotch and Sirloin in Wichita and Bunker Hill Cafe also earned honorable mention honors. Annual Fall Field Day set for Wednesday at the Ottawa experiment station offers 9:30 a.m. to noon sessions with a sponsored lunch. topics include soybean cyst nematode, double crop soybean performance, post-emergence weed control, wheat varieties, and tillage impacts on runoff.
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Kansas Beef Council
Scipio Supper Club
Richmond
Scipio
S&s Meat Company
Kansas City
Wichita
Bunker Hill
Ottawa Experiment Station
Chemical and Seed Companies
Fat Mobile Drives Clean Fuel Message Across Plains
Four women travel in a Chevrolet van fueled by processed vegetable oil to prove fry fats can power a cleaner burning fuel. The Fat Mobile stopped at McFoster's Natural Kind Cafe in Omaha before heading to Kansas, touting soy, lard, tallow and other home-grown oils. Participants include Sarah Lewison of San Francisco and Omaha riders. the trip links to crops and fuel potential across Nebraska and Kansas.
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Maha
McFoster
Natural Kind Cafe
Omaha
Pol
Sarah Lewison
San Francisco
Nebraska
Kansas
McFoster’s
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Trudi McGlasson
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John Coen
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