Tyson to buy IBP in 3.2 billion deal
Tyson Foods will acquire IBP Inc. in a cash and stock transaction valued at 3.2 billion dollars with 1.5 billion of debt assumed. IBP will receive 30 dollars per share, forming a combined group with about 24 billion dollars in annual sales and a dominant position in poultry beef and pork. IBP employs about 50 thousand people and Tyson about 68 thousand with operations in 18 states and 15 countries.
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Tyson Foods
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Associated Press
Springdale
Ark
Smithfield Foods Inc
Dakota Dunes
Lea
Andrew P. Wolf
Bb&t Capital Mar
Kets
Tyson-Ibp
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Wellsville dairy cooperative to start churning soon
Wellsville dairy cooperative plans a 21st Century Alliance project eight miles northeast of Ottawa to stock 700 to 750 cows and operate a three daily milking regime. John Coen, chairman and manager prospective, outlines stock sales, 120 bushels of corn per investor, and long term vertical integration to boost margins.
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Ottawa
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Wellsville
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Tribune
Washington County
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New Mexico
Sharon Springs
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Dairy farmer cuts water impact with waste system overhaul
Orville Miller, a 115 cow dairy near Hutchinson, rebuilt waste handling with Kansas State University engineers and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. He invested 150000 dollars in a barn flush system lagoon and settling basin to prevent runoff, store six months of manure, and apply fertilizer where needed across 700 acres while diverting field runoff to the lagoon.
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Cheney Reservoir
Cheney
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Wichita
Arkansas
Century Farm Honors and Steckline Dinner in Burlington
The Kansas Farm Bureau names several Franklin County Century Farm families and Coffey County hosts an Agriculture Appreciation Dinner with keynote speaker Larry Steckline at Burlington High School on February 15. Tickets cost 15 for members and 20 for nonmembers. call (316) 364-2002 for details.
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Kansas Farm Bureau
Franklin County
Century Farm
Farm Bureau
Katherine Alexander
Lane
Robert
Roberta Eichenberger
Pomona
Lawrence Reh
Kathleen Corbin
Richmond
Rex
Rosalee Simmons
Ottawa
Zelma VanHorn
Charles
Gary
Terri Lou Hower
Robert Herring
Princeton
Nationsbank
Kansas Newman University
Wichita
Kansas
Ag Broadcasting
Washington
Kansas City
Coffey County Chamber of Commerce
Livestock Prices Show Mixed Midwest Market Actions
Kansas City market notes weak demand from packers during holidays and strong feedlot resistance. Snowstorms disrupt kill days. boxed beef values rise to 127.87. Regional quotes show select steers 76.00 to 77.50 per hundredweight and similar ranges for heifers, with dressed prices 122.00 to 125.00. Auctions in Oklahoma closed for holidays.
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