Farm Numbers Drop Yet Agriculture Keeps Growing
South Dakota State experts say lower farm counts reflect simple economic rules, not a crisis in farming. The state fell from 84,300 to 32,500 farms since 1931 while output rises with high yields and tech. Federal aid boosted farm income to record levels, though rural depopulation and infrastructure limits push many out of farming.
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Trent
South Dakota State University
America
Eddie Hamilton
Hamilton
Harlan Klaassen
Little Rock
Iowa
U.S
Dan Glickman
University of South Dakota
Bob Tosterud
South Dakota
SDSU
John Miller
Miller
Rural Kansas firm taps global outdoors market in Yates Center
Outdoor Connection owner Marc Glades built a niche travel agency linking hunters and fishermen to lodges worldwide from Yates Center Woodson County. The 81-franchise network markets eco tourism, deer and elk hunts, big game and saltwater trips via a catalog and website drawing clients from 50,000 prospects.
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Woodson
Outdoor Connection
Livestock Prices At Overbrook Stockyards Oct 9 Summary
Overbrook Livestock Commission lists prices by weight for steers and heifers across 4, 5, 6, and 7 hundred pound ranges. Estimates show 4-500 lb steers 98 to 108, 5-600 lb steers 94 to 99, 6-700 lb steers 86 to 92, 7-800 lb steers 84 to 88 with varied heifer readings and no test on 7-800 lb. Slaughter cows and bulls steady with high dressing cows 38 to 42, bulk cows 34 to 38.50, bulls around 45.50.
Kansas Seeks Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program
The Kansas KDHE program allows farmers to dispose of current, canceled, unwanted, or damaged pesticides with no questions or fees. Last spring it removed over 34,000 pounds from farms in north central and southeast Kansas. Pre-registration is required. call 1-800-282-9790 for details.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
Jim Rudeen
KDHE
Record U S Soybean Exports Reach New Highs Worldwide
U S soybean farmers planted a record 74.5 million acres and harvest a projected 2.9 billion bushels. Exports topped 991 million bushels in 1999/2000, with China as the largest buyer at 191 million, and the EU rising 15 percent to 264 million.
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U.S
Foreign Agricultural Service
FAS
USB International Marketing
Jerry Slocum
Coldwater, Miss
China
Mexico
Japan
American Soybean Association
ASA
Europe
European Union
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