Beef needs meet consumer needs at Kansas conference
Ray Hemman reports from Garden City where 500 cattlemen hear Jo Ann Smith of the National Cattlemen's Association urge marketing shifts to suit consumers. She cites beef lags behind poultry in per capita growth, urges product adaptation, and notes Japan trade talks ahead with a planned united U.S. strategy.
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Ray Hemman
Garden City
Hns
Jo Ann Smith
National Cattlemen’s Association
David Theno
Foster Farms
Livingston
Calif
Mrs. Smith
United States
Uncertainty Over Farm Bill Keeps Producers Squirming
Kansas City price and policy uncertainty grips wheat and feed grain markets as Congress stalls on 1985 farm legislation. Senate and House panels debate loan rates and deficiency payments, with estimated POP costs around 30 to 33 billion over three years.
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Melissa Cordonier
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Senate
Caley
Kansas
Eradication Needs New Approach Says KSU Vet
Kansas State University extension veterinarian Dr. Homer K. Caley argues that despite progress reducing brucellosis in cattle, complete eradication in Kansas requires screening incoming cattle and halting vaccinations. He notes persistence at about 0.30 herds and challenges the view held by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Homer K. Caley
Kansas State University
Livestock Conservation Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and
American Farm Bureau Federation
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Mid-American Dairymen Inc
Dairymen Inc
al Keating
American Farm Bureau
LCT
Harold Weil
Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
Missouri
Stanley Dreher
Iola
Kan
Kansas Farm Bureau
Gerald D. Gurss
John A. Keller
Canadian
Department of Agriculture
Casey
Evergreen foundations and juniper choices for Kansas homes
Kansas State University expert Gus van der Hoeven outlines narrow leaf evergreen shrubs for foundation plantings. He warns the common Pfitzer juniper grows too large, recommends slow growing or dwarf spreading types like Armstrong juniper or prostrate forms, and stresses proper spacing and planning for lasting curb appeal. The piece also covers extending landscape planning resources and KSU publications.
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KSU
Gus van der Hoeven
Kansas State University
van der Hoeven
Kansas
Armstrong
Pfitzer
K-State
Franklin County Extension Office
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U.S
Robert Hiles
E. 2Nd
Ottewa
J Ao Farm Bureau Insurance
Franklin County Mental Health Clinic
Happy
Wendy
Roger
Fram
Chevrolet
GMAC
Teason-Stubbs Evrolet “Yids, Inc
Ottawa
First National Bank OF Ottawa
Mampher F.D.1
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