Kansas Wheat Harvest Faces Critical Shortage Amid Delays
Dennis Bereznik parks beside an oil well in a mud scarred wheat field as a tractor and grain cart struggle in the mud. Harvester delays spread across Kansas after rains slowed the winter wheat harvest that began a month ago in Texas.
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Jess
Ellington
Kan
Dennis Bereznik
Texas
Bereznik
Midwest
Oklahoma
Kansas
Dave Oberley
Ness City
Custom harvest crews scarce in east Kansas wheat belt
The Herald reports that in the eastern wheat belt custom cutters are less common than in central regions. Darrin Hibden notes few crews. farmers share equipment and neighbors help, with Bereznik guiding a 14 member team harvesting about 50 000 acres across Canada Colorado and South Dakota before finishing near Wakena Saskatchewan. he charges 13 per acre and travels 1500 miles to Hobart Oklahoma, where his five combines operate with seven machines and a 14 member crew while tracking grain with CB radios.
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Darrin Hibden
Franklin County
Kansas
Bereznik
Canada
Colorado
South Dakota
Wakena
Saskatchewan
Wellington
Bereznik's
U.S
Hobart
Okla
Oklahoma
Berezuik
Shaun
Sheena
Shaylyn
Bonnie
Hog farm plans split Kansas town over water fears
In Hodgeman County a dispute over Murphy Family Farms 45 000 hog operation divides residents. Some back the economic boost and jobs, others fear water contamination and environmental impact. The proposal faced a county vote defeat with an appeal pending and a Kansas Supreme Court review later this year.
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JE Mur Nan
Patty Rouse
Main
Kansas
Rouse
Murphy Family Farms
Hodgeman County
Eagle’s Nest
Kansas Supreme Court
Murphy Farms Inc
North Carolina
Wendell H. Murphy
Wendell H. Murphy Jr
Harry D. Murphy
Clare Shriwise
Dodge City
Richard Ford
Hog prices up in spring as slaughter declines
Kansas State University economists note higher hog prices due to smaller pork production and strong exports. Cash prices surpassed $60 in May, dipping to the mid 50s before recovering in June. Slaughter in May and first five months of 1997 fell 21 percent and 17 percent year over year, with Japan exports down 27 percent. If summer slaughter remains light and exports rise, Omaha July to September prices may average in the low to mid 60s.
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Manhatitan
Kansas
K-State
James Mintert
KSU Extension Ag
Mintert
U.S
Japan
Taiwan
USDA
Omaha
Floods Kill 14 in South China Farmlands Ravaged
Torrential rains in Guangdong province cause floods that kill at least 14 people and destroy thousands of acres of farmland. Five villagers drowned when they fell into a river after a bridge collapsed in Gaozhou near the Hong Kong border.
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Hong Kong
South China
Gaozhou
Guangdong
Franklin County 4-H Dog Show Scheduled for Saturday
The Franklin County 4-H Dog Show will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Celebration Hall on the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Dogs of purebred and mixed breeds compete in showmanship and obedience across two age divisions, with 16 in showmanship and 30 in obedience. Contact Donna Krueger or Diane Spisak at 883-4285 for details.
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Franklin County
Celebration Hall
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Donna Krueger
Krueger
Diane Spisak
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