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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2004
Page
9
Livestock prices at Overbrook and St. Joseph sales show steady to higher trends for slaughter steers and cows with steady to lower feeder and fed cattle readings. Notable notes include a forthcoming replacement cow sale and strong demand for 4 weight heifers amid brisk buyer activity.
An old friend reports non irrigated corn yields over 200 bushels per acre and Illinois Iowa prospects look strong while prices slump and loan deficiency payments keep farmers hopeful. High fertilizer costs and gas prices threaten profits as energy policy and plant closures raise national concerns.
Cody Webb of Pomona wins the AOB breeding heifer at the Kansas Junior Livestock Show held last weekend at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita. Franklin County exhibitors also place including Tess Ludwick Ottawa fifth Angus breeding heifer and John Peine Princeton fifth Shorthorn market steer, among others.
Greene County farmers formed the Greene Bean Project in 2001 to grow adzuki beans. By 2004 the group struggled to meet demand as 32 farmers harvested 700 acres and pre sold 100 metric tons. Earnings estimate around 23,275 dollars on 27 acres with profits about 0.35 per pound.
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