NFO Pushes Price Rise Through Midwest Meetings
National Farmers Organization leaders press farmers to market a portion of output to lift prices, holding meetings across the Midwest, including a Tuesday night session at First National Bank. Dennis Tonak notes lower local turnout in Kansas, outlines new participation options, and explains NFO as a marketing agent while seeking modest price gains aligned with past two years.
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Diane Yeaman
National Farmers Organization
Mid-West
NFO
First National Bank
Dennis Tonak
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Tonak
U.S
European Economic Community
EEC
Wisconsin
Besnier
Tosnak
Shrimp May Help Soy Market in Corpus Christi
U S soybean farmers promote shrimp as a new market for soybean meal. Russ Sylvester of Ottawa visited the Corpus Christi shrimp mariculture project to study how soybean meal could boost shrimp feeds and expand demand across Southeast Asia and the Americas, with projections to grow to 10 million bushels per year by 1994. Addison Lawrence leads the project, aiming to raise soybean meal in feeds from 10 to 30 percent.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
U.S
Russ Sylvester
Ottawa
Texas A&m
Kansas
Sylvester
Sandy
American Soybean Association
Southeast Asia
Central
South America
Lawrence
Soybean Association
Usda Foreign Agricultural Service
The
Central America
Kansas cattle group backs $1 checkoff for beef research
The Kansas Livestock Association voted to support a nationwide mandatory $1 per head beef checkoff after reviewing precheckoff presentations. The board cited surveys showing strong producer support and consumer interest in health oriented beef, with NCA aiming to push Congress for enabling legislation and a producer referendum within two years.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas Livestock Association
KLA
Todd Domer
Hutchinson
John Meetz
National Cattlemen’s Association
NCA
Jo Ann Smith
Domer
Kansas
Congress
Meetz
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Trade tips to boost U S farm exports via swift clear replies
USDA advises American firms to answer foreign inquiries promptly and in plain English to win new buyers. The Export Briefs tips emphasize quick telex replies, direct follow ups, English language, complete product and price details, and avoiding form letters.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
New Elm Disease Treatment Tested in Ottawa Garden Trial
Roger Bell demonstrated a syringe-like injection method for Dutch Elm Disease using a fungicide delivered through tubes and holes in the elm at 707 E. 11th. The American Elm Institute backed the approach as a potential 98 percent preventive vaccine, with effectiveness depending on early diagnosis and proper timing in spring or fall.
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American Elm Institute
Ottawa
Roger Bell
John Sheldons
Bell
Debating Farm Bill Divides Congress and Agriculture
Kansas City coverage shows Rep. Jim Slattery describing how the farm bill struggles stem from internal agriculture divisions rather than urban rural splits. He predicts continued soil conservation measures, stable loan rates, targeted income support, and a shift away from laissez faire toward fiscal responsibility.
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Kansas City Board of Trade
Jim Slatter
D-Kan
Slattery
KCBT
U.S
Congress
Washington
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USDA
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Taiwan
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Reagan
Chrysler Corporation
Dan Hope Chrysler Center, Inc
Chrysler
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America
Plymouth
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