Heat turns to wheat harvest across Kansas and beyond
Heat and wind pushed a delayed harvest into full gear as farmers and custom crews worked past midnight. Tests showed 59 to 62 pounds per bushel in some areas, moisture down to 10 13 percent, with yields mostly average to 50 bushels per acre. Prices stood at $2.23 a bushel though markets were volatile from recent drops.
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Harris News Service
Lisha Winlingham
Bennington
Willingham
Ellis County
Karl Beat
Midland Marketing
Hays
Beat
Catherine
Saline River
In. Beat
Sharon Springs
Tyson Chick
Wallace County
Chick
Bruce Williams
Rangeland Cooperatives Inc
Phillipsburg
Williams
New Cambria
Larry Arnold
Farmer’s Co-op
Salina
Arnold
Northwest
Kansas
Jim Foltz
Continental Grain Terminal
Colby
Foltz
Winona
Nebraska
Rush County
Mel Klein
Mid-State Co-op
Bison
Klein
Pawnee
Terry Kohler
Farmers Co-op
Garden Plain
Bill Rohlman
Kingman County
Hutchinson
Rohilman
Rohlman
Federal egg safety rules proposed by FDA and USDA
Federal agencies propose refrigeration of eggs at 45 degrees or colder and safe handling instructions on cartons. A GAO report at a congressional hearing faulted slow agency action and urged new national standards and better coordination among agencies to curb salmonella in eggs. FDA covers stores nursing homes and schools while FSIS regulates warehouses storing consumer eggs. Rules expected by November 1.
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Ashington
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
General Accounting Office
FDA
Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Farmer uses alligators to dispose of dead chickens in Georgia
In Lexington Georgia AP reports farmer Howard Sanders uses alligators to consume dead poultry, saving time and money. The Georgia DNA and Agriculture departments oversee fencing and pond conditions to keep gators contained and prevent disease spread. Sanders notes success despite cold winters and promotes expanding the method to other poultry farms.
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Exington
Howard Sanders
Sanders
Georgia
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Greg Waters
DNA Alligator
Natural Resources Department
State Department of Agriculture
Tommy Irgin
Irvin
Sandersaid
Fruit orchards fade as obsolete in West Virginia
In Martinsburg and across the Eastern Panhandle West Virginia orchards shrink. Third generation grower John Miller notes obsolescence while ARP data show apples down from 15,330 acres in 1987 to 8,000 and peaches from 3,340 to 1,300 acres. Experts cite declining profits and open space pressure.
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Martinsburg
W.va
West Virginia
John M. Miller
Gerrardstown
Miller
Ion
Panhandle
Henry Hogmire
West Virginia University
Kearneysville
Agriv
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