Local 4-H Leaders Youth Win Recognitions at Ottawa University
The Ottawa University Chapel hosted the 4-H Council recognitions with 177 leaders totaling over 1,421 years of service. Ninety six junior youth earned 169 awards, 57 intermediates earned 113, and 24 seniors earned 46 awards. Brandy Shoemaker won the Good Manners Award, Darrell Willcut the Turner Award, Joseph Thomas the Glen Hayward Award, and Max Cartmill the Special Award.
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Ottawa University
Fair Board
Brandy Shoemaker
Good Manners
Darrell Willcut
Joseph Thomas
Glen Hayward
Max Cartmill
Casey Smith
Cassie Laird
Kristen Kay
Bethany Adams
Jillian Powell
Jackie Wallace
Kansas City
Growth of corporate hog farms sparks local symposium in Kansas
About 200 people attended a nine hour symposium in Great Bend organized by nine groups opposing large hog operations. Speakers warned of environmental and social impacts, urged local controls, and discussed the Seaboard Farms plant proposal to slaughter four million hogs annually.
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Xnat Bend
Kan
Great Bend
Seaboard Farms
Kansas
Kendall Thu
University of Iowa
Mark Grey
University of Northern Iowa
Garden City
Greg
Nancy Thompson
Sioux City
Neb
Thompson
Mike Dealy
Equus Beds
Low farm prices hit ag equipment firms in Kansas
In Hutchinson and nearby towns ag related businesses report slowed retail sales to farmers as wheat prices fall. Krause Corp. owner Steve Krause expects 15 to 20 percent decline while small firms in Hutchinson and Beloit downsized and reduced backlogs. Some firms like Cross Manufacturing adapt by expanding parts sales and diversifying into other markets.
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Atchinson
Kan
Steve Krause
Krause Corp
Hutchinson
Robert Hiebert
Hutchisan
Krause
Hiebert
Cross Manufacturing
Lewis
Greg White
Cross
White
Shield Industries
George Kinney
Open storage allowed for farmer owned grain in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Agriculture allowed state grain producers to open store grain for temporary outdoor storage. Previously only warehouse owned grain could be stored this way. The move, supported by the Kansas Grain Producers Association, expands options for elevators and growers amid a record summer wheat crop.
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Kansas Department of Agriculture
Kansas Grain Producers Association
Jere White
The
Grain Association
White
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Eleanor Nelson
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Wellsville Globe
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Firstplus Bank
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Ottawa Munision Auditorium
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National Endowment For the Arts
Kansas Arts Commission
OMA
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