FCA members urged to vote on bankruptcy payment plan
Kansas farmers and Ottawa Franklin County co op members face delayed payoffs from the Farmers Cooperative Association of Lawrence as bankruptcy looms. The plan offers 30 to 50 percent recovery for many creditors with mail ballots due by Jan. 25 and results announced at the Jan. 31 4-H fairgrounds meeting.
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Farmers Cooperative Association
Lawrence
Co-op
Ottawa
Franklin County
FCA
Douglas County
Lawrence Journal-World
Cenex
Another postal hike coming By Tom Mitsoff Guest Columnist
The piece explains the 8.7 percent postal rate increase planned for 2002 and a possible June start. It notes stamps would rise from 34 to 37 cents, totaling about a 12 percent rise in a year, and argues the Postal Service funds itself through revenue, not taxes, with rates set by the board of governors and reviewed by the independent Postal Rate Commission.
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U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
John and
Jane Q
President
Congress
Board of Governors
Postal Rate Commission
Rate Commission
Free trade with China a boon to U S agriculture
U S agriculture eyes brighter 2002 as China joins the World Trade Organization and gains permanent normal trade relations. Experts forecast China will buy up to 30 percent of U S export growth over the next decade, with tariffs on cheese fish barley beef and other commodities cut this year. China will produce about 95 percent of its own food, expanding the market for American farmers and ranchers and tying their future to global trade rules. John Schlageck of Kansas Living notes that 20-25 percent of U S agricultural exports go abroad and one in four farms relies on trade for business.
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George W. Bush
China
World Trade Organization
U.S
United States
John Skorburg
American Farm Bureau Federation
Skorburg
AFBF
John Schlageck
Kansas
Reader Forum Defends John Coen Dairy Expansion
Gerald B. Anderson of Ottawa responds to critics of the John Coen Dairy expansion. He argues misinformation about odor, flies, and property value, cites inspections of Braum Dairy and Fulton operation, disputes KDHE findings, and urges visits to well managed facilities to resolve objections. He notes 400 foot setbacks and 1994 expansion rules, warns of lawsuits over property reappraisals, and defends the farm’s practices.
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Tuttle
Oklo
Braums
Fulton
Noodor
Orkin
Tally Creek
John
KDHE
Arlo Hermreck
Hermreck
Shawnee Road
Homer
Mattie Perry
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Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Ken Kistner
Kistner
Tim Millbern
NEA
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Penne
Scott City
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