Kansas lawmakers push to restrict meatpacker ownership of livestock
Kansas legislators led by Rep. John Faber seek to bar large processors from raising cattle and hogs, arguing small farmers are priced out. The measure, defining processors at 20 million dollars in annual wholesale value, would exclude farmer-owned cooperatives, drawing opposition from the Kansas Livestock Association.
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Gipopeka
Kan
Kansas
John Faber
R-Brewster
Faber
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas Park Producers Council
Mike Beam
Bruce Larkin
Baileyville
Dennis McKinney
Bumper Sticker Contest for Kansas Schoolchildren
Agriculture sponsors a bumper sticker contest for Kansas students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Eight state winners will be chosen, one per grade plus a best overall, with top designs reproduced as stickers. Fourth graders must address water on the farm and conservation topics. Entries due by Feb. 19.
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Agriculture
Kansas
Kansas Foundation For
Kansas Foundation For Agriculture
Bluemont Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kan
Fire ants threaten Arizona as pest spreads from border
In 1998 Arizona faced isolated fire ant outbreaks, including a Wal Mart outbreak in Douglas that closed a day. Officials warn southern California infestations risk expanding into Arizona, with Lloyd Brown of the Agriculture Dept urging measures to prevent establishment near the border with Mexico.
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Phoenix
Pete Monaruz
Wal-Mart
Douglas
Mexico
Arizona
Monaruz
Monaryz
California
New Mexico
Risk management gets a renewed job
Writer Nichita, Kan. AP. Art Barnaby at Kansas State University creates a World Wide Web case study using a Kansas farm with 25,000 bushels of corn to explore six ways to sell the crop under current market conditions. The project underwrites risk management lessons for farmers across Kansas with clubs and meetings amplifying the push.
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Teass
Nichita
Art Barnaby
Kansas
Barnaby
Kansas State University
Bill Tierney
Kansas Soybean and Corn Commissions
U.S. Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Salina
Joan
Perembier
Farm hall of fame auction items sought in April
The National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame seeks donations and consignment items for its April 18 benefit auction. Items may include antiques, equipment, gift certificates, tools, art, and furniture. consignments valued at 100 dollars or more accepted. Call Cathi Hahner at 913 721 1075 by March 8 to be listed. donations accepted through auction date. Also notes county crop school February 2 in Garnett with topics on soybeans, planting, weed control, and soil fertility. free, no registration. Osage County Farm Expo set in Osage City from 10 am to 3 pm with displays and topics. info call 785 528 4111.
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Hall of Fame
Bonner Springs
National Agriculture Center
Cathi Hahner
Anderson County
Gary Kilgore
Kansas State University
George Lippert
Doug Jardine
Farm Service
Natural Resources Conservation
Kansas Farm Bureau
Osage County Farm Bureau
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Ottawa
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Kanza Technol
USDA
Jerry Gilliland
Elliott Insurance Group
Lewis
Ssoe
AgEcon
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Steve
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Osage County
Osage City
Crown Automotive
Don Joslin
Wruvenia
Sya Sirloin
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