Pork council uses funds to monitor activist groups
Missouri hog farmer Ron Perry and the Missouri Rural Crisis Center join others opposing large corporate hog farms as NPPC finances Mongoven Biscoe & Duchin Inc to monitor activist groups. NPPC says the effort gives a national view of anti-pork organizing. critics call it spying and corporate bias.
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Ashington
Ron Perry
Missouri
Missouri Rural Crisis Center
Perry
National Pork Producers Council
Washington, D.C
Livingston County
Charlie Harness
Producers Council
Mongoven Biscoe & Duchin Inc
Mongoven
Harness
NPPC
Des Moines
Iowa
Capitol Hill
Farm Aid
National Farmers Union
Center For Rural Affairs
Premium
Standard Farms
MRCC
Midwest
Council
Sarily
Ron Duchin
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Rodney Skalbeck
Minnesota
Land Stewardship Project
Local hospital chosen for nationwide chemical testing
The Kansas Fertilizer and Chemical Association partners with Harris Laboratories to offer cholinesterase blood tests for farmers at 20 hospitals including Ran Som Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. Tests run March 3 to 6 establish base levels, with July 21 to 24 follow ups to detect changes. $30 covers sample, lab work, and mailed results. Call (913) 234-0463 for details.
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Kansas Fertilizer and Chemical Association
KFCA
Harris Laboratories
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Program Focus on CRP Options for Anderson County Farmers
Anderson County farmers with 5,945.1 acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program can re-enroll only if their land meets new eligibility rules announced by U S Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. A March 19 program at the Colony Community Building will explain options as contracts expire September 30.
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Anco News Service
Garnett
Anderson County
U.S. Agriculture
Dan Glickman
CRP
Anderson County Conservation District
Local Natural Resources Conservation Service
Kansas State Research Extension Office
Colony Community
Tractors makers offer at cost safety kits to farmers
Five leading tractor makers AGCO Case Deere Kubota and New Holland announced they will supply ROPS and seat belt kits to dealers at cost with no markup. Kits cost under 600 dollars plus possible 400 dollars for installation. Officials cite 1995 tractor deaths and rollovers as motive while noting many older models lack safety devices. Kentucky officials and dealers voiced cautious optimism about uptake.
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Quisville
Agco Corp
Case Corp
Deere & Co
Kubota Tractor Corp
New Holland N.A. Inc
Larry Piercy
University of Kentucky
Louisville
Roger Nesbitt
Kentucky Farm Bureau
Nesbitt
Dan Green
Shelby Supply
Shelbyville
John Deere
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kelley Denham
University of Iowa Center For Agricultural Safety and Health
Kentucky Agriculture
Billy Ray Smith
Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center
Smith
Kentucky
Firewood plentiful in Kansas exceeds demand
Kansas State researchers report the state annually yields over 300000 cords of firewood from a mix of unforested land, deadfalls, and private lands. Most households burn wood for heating or recreation, with regional variations favoring the southeast for heating and urban centers for leisure.
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Kansas State
Universitnhattan
Kansas
Ray Aslin
K-State Research and Extension Forestry
Aslin
USDA
Forest Service
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