Finances drive farmers toward death by own action in Nebraska
Financial strain pushes Nebraska farmers toward self harm as life insurance and debt pressures mount. Officials and counselors report several personal crisis reports this year, with hot lines seeing a surge in calls about death by own action.
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South Dakota
Hansen
Nebraska
Michelle Soll
Walthill
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Farm Safety Research Center
Newman Grove
Norma Hall
Cass County
Neb
OSHA weighing million-dollar fines after Kansas elevator blast
OSHA may require DeBruce Grain Inc to pay about 1 million dollars for safety violations tied to the June explosion at its Haysville elevator south of Wichita. Fines hinge on violation count, severity, and management awareness, with settlement talks possible to cut penalties.
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Aysville
Kan
DeBruce Grain Inc
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Charles Adkins
OSHA
Kansas City
DeBruce
Wichita
Adkins
Haysville
Debbie Berkowitz
Health and Safety
Dave Higday
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Dennis McCulloch
IMC
Louisiana
Don Paul Jones
Houston Grain Trading Inc
McCulloch
Fight grows over theft of farm chemical ammonia for meth
National officials warn that theft of anhydrous ammonia from farms is rising as criminals use it to make methamphetamine. ARA and law enforcement formed a task force to study additives that could render ammonia useless for meth without harming agriculture. Small thefts and full storage-tank losses occur, with rural cooking of meth causing volatile by products and fires.
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Agricultural Retailers Association
ARA
Local rider Steven Cox Jr places in AQHA World top ten
Ottawa rider Steven Cox Jr and his sorrel gelding CR Tru Skip were top ten finalists in the amateur yearling geldings class at the 1998 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City from November 8 to 21. The event drew 3,596 entries from 47 states and several countries, with $1.6 million in prizes.
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Steven Cox Jr
Ottawa
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bill Brewer
AQHA
Steven Cox
CR Tru
England
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Australia
Austria
Japan
Netherlands
Correction on drug grapefruit juice warning
An AP correction states that only the prescription antihistamine Hismanal should not be taken with grapefruit juice, and that Claritin and Allegra are safe to mix with the juice. The earlier report incorrectly warned against using these OTC antihistamines with grapefruit juice.
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Washington
Associated Press
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
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