Drought Aid Volunteers Rally Behind Southeast Farmers
Hundreds of Americans volunteer money hay and moral support through a USDA toll free hotline. Calls surged after its launch with about 750 the first day and remaining steady through Monday. Officials say most inquiries relate to hay donations and transport, with later emphasis on loan programs and federal aid measures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
John McClung
USDA
Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng
Dave Lane
Lyng
Farmers Home Administration
Capitol Hill
Kansas Hay Train Aids Drought Stricken Southeast
The Kansas Department of Agriculture lists 18 hay donation sites including Princeton to fuel 80 train cars for drought stricken farmers in the southeast. Rail cars donated by Union Pacific Santa Fe and Norfolk Southern will ship at no cost as drive grows toward 24 collection sites. Volunteers coordinate pickup and delivery toward a hopeful weekend loading window.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Princeton
Agriculture Department
Ken Boughton
Melvin Stockard
Princeton Grain
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Norfolk & Southern
Boughton
Drought Ravages Southern Farms With Widespread Losses
The drought across the South threatens farms and budgets with losses over 2.3 billion dollars. Hay shipments from Jim Cagney's widow and other donors aim to feed starving livestock as temperatures smash records in Mobile Tulsa Houston and Springfield. Officials warn relief may be slow and loans or aid are debated while farmers seek relief through government programs.
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Jimmy Cagney
Pennsylvania
Florida
South
Midwest
Kika de la Garza
Texas
Charles Hatcher
Georgia Democrat
Kentucky
North Carolina
Cagney
Frances
New York
Tennessee
Georgia
Jimmy
Futures Debate Fades at Kansas Livestock Meeting
At a Kansas Livestock Association gathering in Hutchinson more than 300 cattlemen asked few questions of David Kass of the CFTC and many voiced concerns about live cattle futures. The meeting followed recent U S government dairy buyout moves and market swings, with cattlemen alleging manipulation by outsiders and demanding investigations and contract reforms. Kass noted futures trading largely involved hedgers and long positions, while industry figures urged concrete changes to restore trust.
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Hutchinson
Kan
David Kass
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Kansas Livestock Association
Kass
Chicago
National Cattlemen’s Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CTFC
CFTC
Chicago Mercantile
Jack Frick
Scott City
KLA
del Allen
Kansas State University
NCA
Steve Allender
Conservation funding falls short of needs in proposed bill
The National Association of Conservation Districts says the House Appropriations Committee bill for next year funds the Soil Conservation Service at 604.6 million dollars, below the association's 620.3 million request and above the Reagan administration's 456.1 million. Cost sharing programs by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service receive 197.5 million, under the association's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Association of Conservation Districts
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Soil Conservation Service
Association
House
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
State Ag Board to Meet in Ottawa This Summer
More than 120 agriculture and related business representatives from across Kansas will attend the quarterly State Board of Agriculture meeting in Ottawa August 10 and 11. President Jack Beauchamp says the summer meeting tradition centers in his hometown with a Sunday afternoon farm picnic and formal sessions starting Monday. Committees will meet in bank basements before a 1 p.m. board gathering, with invitations surpassing 170. Gov. Carlin and gubernatorial candidates surviving the primary are invited, while division heads will offer brief duty sketches. Details to be released later.
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Kansas
Ottawa
State Board of Agriculture
Jack Beauchamp
Ottawa Rfd 3
Beauchamp Farm
Beauchamp
Anchor Savings
First National Bank
John Carlin
Rodeo Cowboys Earn Placings At Ottawa
Ottawa Franklin County rodeo boosted standings for the Eastern Kansas Pro Rodeo Series with cowboys from nine states claiming top spots. Highlights include Brad Mattox leading bareback bronc, Scott Baker and Kevin Loyd contesting calf roping, Joe Edmondson and Allen Russell tying in steer wrestling, Lex Logan and Joe Read atop team roping, Mark Studley leading bull riding, and Tacy Lynn Cates holding first in women's barrel racing.
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Sonny Burch
Kansas
Ottawa
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
David Kile
Franklin County Agricultural Society
Brad Mattox
Wichita
Kenneth Phillips
Cowlesville
N.Y
John Luthi
Fort Scott
Lyle Sankey
Branson
Luthi
Sankey
Scott Baker
Sulphur Springs
Fla
Kevin Loyd
Randy Dierlan
Sea Drift
Kelly Casebolt
Arkansas City
Dierlan
Joe Edmondson
Eureka
Allen Russell
Iola
Tom Duncan
Huntsville
Dwayne Larson
Manhattan
Lex Logan
Joe Read
Augusta
Joe Griffin
Mansfield
Jason Douthitt
Burleson
Mark Studley
Phillipsburg
Larry Snowton
Paris
Chance Richardson
Bartlesville
Okla
Kevin Smith
Highland
Neb
Tacy Lynn Cates
Hattiesburg
Miss
Sharon Gunter
Winslow
Ariz
Teresa Robinson
Centralia
Cindy Noddingham
Bluff City
Cattle business fades at Kansas City Stockyards in shifting market
Kansas City stockyards once thrived as a beef hub along the Missouri River, but floods, pollution rules, and rising labor costs have pushed out many packers. In 1951 floods and a 1917 fire shocked the yard, now run by a 16-partner group who bought it for 2.5 million dollars to keep it operating.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
America
Missouri River
Ray Davis
Davis
Las Vegas
Commission
Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
St. Joseph
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Goff
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Salina
Yates Center
Abilene
Hiawatha
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Associated Press
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Georgia Farm Bureau
Maryland
Wayne A. Cawley Jr
Mobile
Ala
Tulsa
Houston
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Dallas
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Jim Hogan
New Orleans’ Charity Hospital
South Carolina
House Agriculture Committee
Wingert
Harold Wingert
Ottawa Rfc
Franklin County
Amanda Duncan
Josh Anderson
Robin Cox
Eric Anderson
Duncan
Scott Boivin
Shane Colbern
Linge
J.R
Dick” Dunham
Guernsey
Jersey
Kenwood Park
Agricultural Committee
Salina Area
T. Hobart McVay
F.d.1.c
State Ag Board
Rodeo
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K.C
Matney Mobile Homes, Inc
Osawatomie
Shelter Insurance
Richard B. Prather
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S. Main
Marlin Chanay
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