Moran's Big First leads in emergency farm payments
Representative Jerry Moran tours the 66 counties of Kansas's 1st district as calls for continuing aid to farmers rise. A Washington study shows Moran's district receives about 253 million of the 4.6 billion in emergency payments, the top share among 20 districts, with Kansas totaling 400 million. Moran supports fair distribution and helping small farms to keep families on the land.
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Harris
Topeka
Jerry Moran
Congress
Moran
Environmental Working Group
Washington, D.C
Environmental Working
Alton Summer Jubilee Parade Showcases Rural Spirit
Alton in Osborne County hosted a bustling Jubilee with 100 plus parade entries in five categories. Judges included Gordon Morrison and Bill Spiegel, amid alumni, residents, and area critics. Activities ranged from ugly hat contests to tractor pulls, with a Bull City nickname resurfacing alongside plans for Bohemian Hall Bull City Buffet and assisted living housing. The theme Farmers feed the World honored agriculture. First District Rep Jerry Moran spoke as area luminaries attended and a church service closed the event.
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Alton
Osborne County
Alton Area
Farm Pride Arena
Gordon Morrison
Kansas Farmer Magazine
Bill Spiegel
Mae Morrison
Gordon
Jeannette
Bill
Julie Myers
Morrison
Usdormer
Alton High School
Spiegel
Deanna Roach
Smith County
Deanna
Alton E-Empire
Arte
Bull City
Bohemian Hall
Janis Lee
Laura McClure
Clay Aurand
Jerry Moran
Water quality farm tour highlights runoff study and ethanol plant talk
A Lane area farm tour on September 24 will examine runoff data from an Integrated Agricultural Management Systems test plot at Jim Kimball's farm near Lane. Sponsored by Franklin County Farm Bureau, speakers include Keith Janssen and Gary Kilgore. Tour meets at Lane Community Building at 4:30 and ends with a Farm Bureau hosted dinner. reservations urged by September 17 at 242-...
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Lane
East Central Kansas
Ottawa
Jim Kimball
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Keith Janssen
Gary Kilgore
Kansas Area
Garnett
Kimball Farm
Lane Raritans
Farm Bureau
Overbrook Livestock Prices and Kansas City Market Report
Readable prices from Overbrook Livestock Commission list steers mostly 86 to 118 with heifers 81 to 109 across weight bands, plus notes on labor day sale. Kansas City report says slaughter cattle testing weak, futures down, USDA boxed beef at 115.78, wholesale bids lower, 700k cattle needed this quarter, Midwest and High Plains markets show varied live and dressed prices, with cows and bulls generally down.
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SBS
Kansas City
USDA
Midwest
High Plains
Artificial wetlands avert manure spill at Purdue dairy
An artificial wetlands complex built by Purdue University treated farm runoff and cleaned up thousands of gallons of liquid manure spilled into a drainage ditch at a Purdue-operated dairy farm. Ron Turco of the Indiana Water Resources Research Center praised the wetlands for their efficiency in preventing an environmental disaster.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Purdue
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