Retired professor to consult on grain blast study
ANHATTAN Kansas AP Robert Schoeff a top expert on grain dust explosions will visit Haysville only after the DeBruce Grain Co elevator blast site is deemed safe He was hired by DeBruce as a consultant to a team investigating the June 8 explosion that killed six people with one still missing and presumed dead
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Anhattan
Kan
Robert Schoeff
Haysville
DeBruce Grain Co
Wichita
DeBruce Grain
Schoeff
DeBruce
Dennis McCulloch
Kansas State
Dave Krejci
Grain Elevator and Processing Society
Minneapolis
Minn
Krejci
Body still missing as Haysville grain elevator fires rage
Nearly three weeks after the DeBruce Grain elevator explosion workers search tunnels for Howard Goin's body while fighting remaining fires on the north silos. Crews cleared debris from the headhouse as wind and heat slow rescue efforts. OSHA joins the independent investigation as safety advocate Schoeff warns of grain dust dangers.
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Haysville
Kan
DeBruce
Ken Cox
Sedgwick County Fire Department
Howard Goin
Cox
Judd earns state FFA beef award and prize money
Pomona youth Nick Judd of Williamsburg FFA won the FFA Beef Production Placement award at the state convention, earning 100 dollars and a chance to compete nationally. The program honors cattle production and marketing, with sponsors including Cactus Feeders, Evergreen Mills, Kent Feeds, and Fort Dodge Animal Health.
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Judd
FFA
Nick Judd
Pomona
Williamsburg
Future Farmers of America
Cactus Feeders Inc
Evergreen Mills
Kent Feeds Inc
Fort Dodge Animal Health
Kansas
American National Cattle Women, Inc
Kansas Beef Council
Kansas Cattle Women
Kansas Beef
Omaha
Neb
Kansas Beef Cook-Off for '98 99 announced
The Kansas Beef Cook-Off invites original beef dishes for 1998 99 with prizes up to 40000. Entry deadline is October 1 1998. Send recipes to Kansas Beef Cook-Off Kansas Beef Council Topeka 66614.
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Kansas
Kansas Beef
Kansas Beef Council
37Th Street
Topeka
Plains sugar beets make a comeback in Nebraska
In Scotts Bluff region, dry early season gave way to timely rains in early June and cooler temps boosting beet growth. Farmers like Jim Strauch report strong emergence and optimism, noting fields near Mitchell and the Gering Valley showing rapid row closure and better-than-last-year prospects for Western Sugar Coatings.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Jim Strauch
Mitchell
Strauch
Jerry Darnell
Western Sugar Co. Scottsbluff
Darnell
Gering Valley
Four State Farm Show Opens July 17 Near Pittsburg
The 24th annual Four State Farm Show runs July 17 19 on a 300 acre site south of Pittsburg. Exhibits cover tractors trailers equipment seed and tools with 650 displays and 25000 visitors last year. Highlights include hay baling demonstrations field sprayer tests and lawn mower demos plus KSU trials of soybeans and corn varieties. Admission and parking are free.
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Harris News Service
Pittsburg
World of
Kansas State University
Cherokee County Extension
Farm Talk Newspaper
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McCulloch
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Garvey
Kansas Beef Expo
Hutch Hutchinson
Kansas Coliseum
Hutchinson
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Denny Stoecklein
Todd Johnson
Kansas Livestock Association
Johnson
the Livestock Association
Old Sher
Jly S
Earth
Aphelion
Old Farmer's Almanac
United Feature Syndicate
U.S.A
Madison Ave
N.Y
Hes Alaan Iho
Tis
Kramer Drug Store
S. Main
Ottawa
Jcpenney Catalog Merchant
Orig
Inclusio
Stanley Equipment
Metcalf
Louisburg
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