Governor Farm and Ranch Field Day Tour Planned
Governor Bill Graves will lead a Farm Bureau field day in Harvey and Marion counties on September 18. Legislative leaders and cabinet members will tour six operations including Donahue Corp Durham Klassen Dairy Spring Valley Farm Cedar Lawn Swine Farm Ewy Farm and G C Inc with notes on livestock, crops and farming methods. A 1997 Fall Size Evaluation Report from the American Angus Association lists a Princeton bull owned by Mary and Leo Wiederholt in its beef cattle database and explains expected progeny differences used to guide genetics selection.
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Harvey
Marion
Bill Graves
Farm Bureau
Donahue Corp
Durham
Klassen Dairy
Spring Valley Farm
Cedar Lawn
Ewy Farm
Moundridge
G & C Inc
Princeton
Mary and
Leo Wiederholt
American Angus Association
St. Joseph
AAA
John Crouch
Waterways Aging Locks Threaten Midwest Exports
Waterways advocates warn the aging Mississippi lock and dam system could slow barge traffic, jeopardizing grain shipments from the upper Midwest to Louisiana ports for export. The Midwest Area River Coalition 2000 and partners urge upgrades costing up to 1 billion dollars, highlighting farmers and exporters rely on efficient river transport to compete globally.
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ED Wing
Minn
Mississippi River
Midwest
Louisiana
Christopher Brescia
Midwest Area River Coalition
U.S
Upper Midwest
Brescia
United States
Midwest Area River Coalition 2000
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
Rivers Resource Alliance
Minnesota Farm Bureau
al Christopherson
Illinois
Mississippi
Ohio
Army Corps of Engineers
al Anderson
Harvest States Cooperative
Anderson
State Fair sermon voices faith at Hutchinson fair
At the Kansas State Fair grounds an interdenominational service continues since 1913 with Armour Evans 91 delivering the sermon. Evans reflects on changing crowds while underscoring work ethic faith and tradition. Joe King a 75 year fair attendee stresses the service' importance to his yearly fair experience.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Armour Evans
Joe King
Hutchinson
Dairy industry facing aging farmers in New England
In Massachusetts and New England dairying faces a youth gap as many farms age toward 60. Costs outpace milk prices, reducing new entrants and triggering farm sales to developers. Sam and Susan Shields run a 160 cow operation, while Doug Duffy diversifies with crops and an ice cream stand, showing strained finances and long hours.
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Iddleboro
Mass
Sam Vi Shields
New England
Shields
Agri-Mark
Doug DiMento
Methuen
Susan
Susan Shields
Sam
Ents
Jim Corbett
Duffy
Massachusetts
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Richard Woodger
Rockwood Farm
Granville
Woodger
Doug
Boston
Sam Shields
Pig Latin terms proposed to standardize hog categories
The pork industry proposes six new names for adult female pigs to standardize recordkeeping. Experts say the terminology clarifies trade talks across states while critics warn it approaches doublespeak.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Earl Dotson
National Pork Producers Council
Clive
Dotson
Council
Ken Scotto
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo
Calif
California
Midwest
Kenneth Starck
University of Iowa
Sanjeev Agarwal
Iowa State University
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Agri-News
Evans
Richard Lorant
Associated Press
ALMA
Innie
Pooh
Holyrood
Corn
United Feature Syndicate
U.S.A
Madison Ave
N.Y
Mericay Circus
National Guard Armory
West 17
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
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