Mad cow scare reshapes British burger chains
McDonald's Wimpy and Burger King race to replace British beef after gov bans tied to mad cow disease. Companies move to non British sources as millions of patties pile up, incurring costs and customer shifts across 660 British outlets and 271 Wimpy restaurants.
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Dirk Beveridge
Ondon
McDonald's
Katherine Young
Wimpy International Ltd
Britain
Wimpy
Foster
London
Pete Hambli
Barry Peterson
Burger King
John Major
Down
European Union
Ireland
Holland
France
Young
Alli Millitch
Purina horse care series held in Ottawa hands on event
Ottawa hosts the Purina Equine Nutrition and Management Series with hundreds of horse care specialists in the largest program yet. The Ottawa session runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday April 13 at Brent Wright Quarterhorses. Admission is free with reservations required via Ernie Rodina. Kansas State hosts the Little American Royal livestock fitting and show, April 13 at Weber Arena, aligned with Open House. The event emphasizes grooming, training, and performance by youth exhibitors. Wheat conditions improve slowly with 16 percent good, 41 percent fair, 43 percent poor to very poor. Wind damage statewide reported as 5 percent severe, 15 percent moderate, 35 percent light, 45 percent none. some freeze damage expected later.
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Ottawa
United States
Brent Wright Quarterhorses
Montana Road
Purina
Purina Mills
Ernie Rodina
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Weber Arena
KSU
Kansas City
K-State
Dairy Science Club
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
County Extension Service
National Weather Service
Kansas
Farm Bureau sponsors teens Capitol Experience tour
Kansas Farm Bureau and the KFB Women's Committee co sponsor the Capitol Experience in Topeka for 53 counties. High school students from Franklin County attended in two sessions with 287 participants touring the Statehouse meeting judges and legislators to learn how state government operates and discuss topics like school finance and property taxes.
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Kansas
Capitol
Kansas Farm Bureau
KFB Women's Committee
Franklin County
Kaci Bethell
Chelsea Dixon
Ottawa
Amber Bond
Waverly
Laura Driver
Carlotta Silvey
Pomona
Ben Evans
Amanda McCay
Chandra Morris
Williamsburg
Danielle Bedell
Jimmy Bellinger
Jaylene Coughenour
Larabe Hinderliter
Amanda Tis
Lytle
Tom Moore
Wellsville
Janna Dunbar
Richmond
Brian Gilges
April Robinson
Nicole Johnson
Rantoul
Becky Rossman
Princeton
Jackie Wallace
Greg Schweiger
Osawatomie
Topeka
Statehouse
Court of Appeals
Judicial Center
Senate
House
Cooper
Soybeans Tested to Clean Hog Farm Nitrogen
In North Carolina two scientists study soybeans at the Central Crops Research Station near Clayton to absorb excess hog manure nitrogen. One soybean variety relies entirely on soil nitrogen, while others use nodule-assisted fixation, aiming to stabilize soil nitrogen when hog waste is spread on fields. Meanwhile in Omara, Neb, warnings rise over Bt corn seed varieties.
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Aleigh
N.C
Central Crops Research Station
Clayton
North Carolina
Daniel Israel
Agriculture Department
Israel
Robert Mikkelsen
North Carolina State University
Omara
Neb
Area fair weigh-ins moved to May 1 for lamb and pig
Anderson County Extension office announces rescheduled lamb and pig weigh-ins for the Anderson County Fair in July now set for May 1 after the Grand Finale Spring Beef Show on April 28. 4 Hers may weigh animals 4 to 7 p m at the fairgrounds and must tag and weigh to compete.
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ANCO
Arnett
Anderson County
Anderson County Fair
FFA
Anderson County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Matt Teagarden
Miami County
Paola
Harvey County
Newton
Coffey County
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Josrin N. Simone
F.A.C.S
Medicare
Kansas Blue Shield
Total Health Care
Mid-America
H & A Block
H&r
North Main
Farm Bureau
Craig Cooper
Capitol Experience
Bill Graves
Sheila Frahm
Franklin
Kaci Bethel
Franklin Countians
Amanda Lytle
Franklin County Noxious Weed Department
South Main
Fox
Nancy Schuster
Chest of Drawers
Massachusetts
Lawrence
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