Dairies Decline in Franklin County Kansas
Franklin County dairy farms and cattle numbers have fallen over five years with 12 to 15 dairies totaling about 1800 cows. Sundstrom Farms near Ottawa and Newhouse Dairy in Wellsville are noted producers while many older farms retired. Kansas housed 450 dairy farms in 2005 producing 110000 cows and 2.21 billion pounds of milk annually, as national output reached 177 billion pounds.
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Kansas
United States
Franklin County
Darren Hibdon
Hibdon
Sundstrom Farms
Ottawa
Newhouse Dairy
Wellsville
Midwest Dairy Association
U.S
California
Wisconsin
New York
Dairy Association
Cheddar Gorge
England
George Washington
Todd Coen
Coca
Government kept farms profitable in 2005 amid high energy costs
Kansas farms averaged 56982 in net income in 2005 despite soaring energy costs and low crop prices, driven by a 70 percent rise in government subsidies to 42708 per farm. Production rose 10.8 percent to 294230 per farm while expenses climbed 16.9 percent, with regional incomes varying from 23779 to 76283.
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Roxana Hegeman
Witter
Wichita
Kansas Farms
Kansas
Kansas Farm Management Association
KFMA
Kansas State University
Agricultural Economics Department
Jim Huschka
Southwest
Huschka
Southwest Kansas
Gary Snyder
Dodge City
North Dakota Farm Goods Uplift Washington Dining Scene
Agraria, an upscale Washington restaurant, debuts this week sourcing beef, vegetables, and crops directly from North Dakota farms and other organic suppliers across the country. The venture, led by the North Dakota Farmers Union, aims to boost farmer profits by selling to lawyers, lobbyists, and tourists for 20 to 30 dollars per entree, with a menu featuring beef carpaccio and lobster sauce linguine. Ingredients include Pennsylvania greens and rhubarb desserts, Wisconsin blue cheese, Iowa prosciutto, and more.
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Washington
Fargo
North Dakota
Agraria
North Dakota Farmer’s Union
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Iowa
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Jodie Garcia
Herald
Www
Midwestdairy.com
Jgarcia
Ottawaherald.com
Mae Poindexter’s
Firestone Ag
Rm Nd A. A
Eee
East
Wilson
Parcnew
Lawrence
Aaron Higbie
Santa FE
Overbrook
Mary Clare Jalonick
Crn
Ottawa Veterinary Hospital
J. Smith
J.C. Smith
Lisa Stadler
Nebraska
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