Wheat acreage falls to lowest since 1917 amid drought
The 2000 winter wheat crop is forecast at 30.2 million acres the lowest since 1917 as drought grips the Great Plains. Farmers cut wheat for more profitable crops, with 1.3 billion bushels expected despite poor conditions. Prices may rise modestly with shrinking stocks.
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Great Plains
John Thaemert
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Agriculture Department
U.S
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Thaemert
Department
USDA
Larry Lalathe
Rural towns urged to unite for economic revival
Federal Reserve conference in Kansas City heard rural areas must cooperate to reinvigorate economies. Jim Moseley of the USDA urged regional collaboration, noting Bush goals to bolster rural development and existing agency programs. Attendees included government, university, banking, and business representatives from across the nation. Mark Drabenstott suggested regional policy could guide rural strategy, citing Four Corners as a model.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
America
Jim Moseley
U.S. Department of Agricul
Ture
Moseley
Bush Administration
USDA
Center For the Study of Rural America
Mark Drabenstott
Federal Reserve Bank
Center For the Study of
Four Corners
Kefrb.org
Plow That Helped Rebuild Kansas Flooded Land
In 1951 a 62 inch tall moldboard plow built by Kansas contractor John Bernritter and later displayed by his son Jack redefined flood reclamation. Used to lift sand and debris from topsoil, the machine cleared about 1500 acres at 61 dollars per acre, powered by dozers and praised for surpassing California designs.
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Kansas
John Bernritter
Jack Bernritter
John
St. Marys
Havensville
Jack
Frances Flanary
Maple Hill
Frances
Barney
Kansas River
Bernritter
California
Topeka
Allis Chalmers
Dean Myers
National Slaughter Cattle Summary and Market Notes May 10 2002
National cattle market shows live trades up 4.00-4.50 and dressed 5.00-6.00 higher as Memorial Day inventories rise. Boxed beef cutout at 108.21, large slaughter fed core gains offset by Japan demand drop, open winter weights. Midwest and High Plains markets show mixed steers and heifers with varied weights, while St Joseph reports light receipts and steady slaughter cows and steady to 2.00 lower bulls. Feeder cattle over 700 pounds gain 1.00-2.00 amid sparse early offerings.
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Fed
Shor
Japan
USDA
Midwest
High Plains
Bowers
St Joseph ST. Joseph
Grealest
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