Farming not getting any safer as job hazards persist
On a cold late November day in 1990 Jeff Malm of Kulm North Dakota was injured when his coat sleeve caught in farm machinery. He lost tendons and bruised his spinal cord, now uses a wheelchair and is a quadriplegic. Officials say farming remains among the most dangerous occupations with frequent auger, rollover, and grain-bin accidents. Despite safety campaigns, most farms still struggle with older equipment and cost pressures. Insurance and safety programs target older workers and youth, while a shifting farm population and lean times hinder adopting new safety measures.
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Bismarck
N.D
Jeff Malm
Malm
Kulm
Sam Steele
National Education Center For Agricultural Safety
National Safety Council
Steele
George Maher
North Dakota State University Extension Service
North Dakota
Maher
Nodak Mutual Insurance
Farm Bureau
Farmers Union Insurance
Gary Geiszler
Gail Scherweit
Farm computing forum set for Hays conference
Hays hosts the HAYS A conference on Applied Ag Computing January 5 6 at Fort Hays State Memorial Union. Co sponsors K State Research and Extension and Fort Hays State University report the event will help producers use new technology to boost farm profits. Attendees will hear two national speakers Scott Deeter Cyber Crop com and Willie Vogt Farm Progress on ecommerce and how the Internet aids marketing and input buying. Pre registration by December 22 costs 95 with 125 on site and discounts for couples and students. Contact Johnson 785 462 6281 or skjohnson oznet ksu edu for details.
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Johnson
Scott Deeter
Cyber- Crop.com
Willie Vogt
Farm Progress Magazines
Skjohnson Oznet
Ksu
Edu
Farm support helpline aids rural Kansans nationwide
The Kansas Rural Family Helpline offers free confidential help for emotional medical financial and legal issues. Kansans can call 1 866 327 6578 to connect with Kansas State University Marriage and Family Therapy students trained to provide immediate support and referrals to local services and agencies.
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Kansas
Chet Nelson
Nelsen
Kansas State University
America
Nelson
Seeds of Hope
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Booze for engines boosts corn growers and ethanol push
The piece argues for expanding ethanol use to reduce oil dependence, citing subsidies, MTBE drawbacks, and rising corn crop prospects. It notes Rick Tolman of the National Corn Growers Association, Kansas lawmakers, and Sen. Pat Roberts urging ethanol policy moves and more E-85 outlets to replace MTBE.
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Wall ‘Street
U.S
James New
National Corn Growers Association
Rick Tolman
Wichita
Tolman
Kansas
Dennis McKin
Overbrook Livestock Prices Report November 20
At Overbrook Livestock Commission the 4- to 5 hundred pound category shows steers 96 to 108 with heifers 95 to 104. The 5- to 6 hundred pound range has steers 95 to 102 and heifers 90 to 96. The 6- to 7 hundred pound tier lists steers 88 to 96 and heifers 85 to 89, while the 7- to 800 pound band shows steers 85 to 89 and heifers 80 to 85. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with high dressing cows 38 to 43, bulk cows about 34.38, and bulls 44 to 48.
Japanese seek cleaner wheat amid new dockage rule changes
A Japanese flour mill and bakery group official discussed sanitation and clean wheat with the AIB during a visit to Manhattan. Tsuge of Nisshin Milling outlined Japan’s demand for high cleanliness and uniformity as he eyed a short course, with Japan’s Food Agency setting a 0.3 percent dockage limit for February tenders and April shipments, affecting U S, Canada, and Australia wheat competition.
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Kansas
Asas
Wheat Commission H
Noritaka
Tsuge
Nisshin Flour Milling Company
American Institute of Baking
AIB
Manhattan
Ken Embers
Embers
Food Agency of Japan
U.S. Wheat Associates
Canada
Australia
United States
Japan
The
Food Agency
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Singapore
Thailand
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Koucher Kooeim
AccuWeather
AccuWeather, Inc
Overbrook Livestock Commission
Pocket Commercial Federal
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FDIC
Ottawa
Su Peron Banking Service
Forte Banc Mtns
Yo Cael Cae
Immercial Federal
Bk Gain
Comfedbank
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