Fate of small hog farmers shows consolidation trends
The December 2002 Hogs & Pigs report from Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA tracks the shrinking number of small hog operations from 1997 to 2002. It notes 820 small producers in 2002, with larger farms accounting for the bulk of inventory, while national figures show a 1 percent drop in hogs and pigs to 58.9 million and contract-raised hogs comprising about a third of the total.
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Emergency loan aid helps drought hit counties
The Farm Service Agency offers emergency farm loans at 3.75 percent to Franklin Anderson Osage Douglas Linn Miami and Shawnee counties. Loans cover physical and production losses with up to 100 percent of eligible losses and up to 500000 dollars, deadline June 25. Eligibility requires a family sized farm, lack of credit elsewhere, and at least 30 percent crop loss. Apply at 107 E. 23rd St. Franklin.
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Slaughter cattle market activity and prices across regions
Slaughter cattle demand ends week strong with steady to higher trade across Midwest and High Plains. Boxed beef value up 6.30, cuts steady to higher. US imports affected by drought in Australia, non fed beef expected to improve. Johnstown area auctions note limited receipts and active packer bidding with steers and heifers mostly higher this week.
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