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Report: Sumner County Tops Kansas Wheat Crop
The agency's report on wheat county estimates released Thursday shows Sumner County led the state in production with 10.5 million bushels.
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Beef Prices Expected To Climb For Next Two Years
Beef prices at the supermarket likely will rise for the next two years because of the smallest cattle herd in 60 years.
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Brownback Sees Annual Threat To NBAF Funding
Gov. Sam Brownback is warning Kansas legislators that the state and its congressional delegation face a continuous fight to obtain federal funding for a new lab that would research plant and animal pathogens.
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Report: TAM 111 Top Wheat Variety In Kansas
A Kansas agency says TAM 111 has been seeded on 12.6 percent of the state's 2012 wheat acres.
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Labor Department Changes Child Labor Plan
The Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that's intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs.
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Ag Producers Increase Social Media Presence
Farmers and ranchers are adopting social media as an important multi-use tool.
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FDA Detains OJ Imports After Finding Fungicide
The Food and Drug Administration says it has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of an illegal fungicide.
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Agency Holding NBAF Hearing In Kansas
The hearing is scheduled in Manhattan this morning, where the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is building the $650 million lab near Kansas State University.
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Kansas Tops For Wind Turbines Under Construction
The wind industry's fourth-quarter report shows Kansas has 663 turbines under construction.
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Kansas Farmers Claim $1 Billion In Drought Losses
Kansas farmers have claimed nearly $1 billion in insurance to offset crop losses caused by the lingering drought.
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Top Meat Antitrust Regulator Quits
J. Dudley Butler will end his tenure next week as head of the Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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USDA To Announce $308 Million In Aid To States
Officials say 2011 was unusual because almost every part of the country was hit by some type of disaster.
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Ford County Sees Surge In Oil, Gas Lease Searches
Increased oil and gas exploration in western Kansas has led to a surge in people seeking oil and gas leases and doing land title searches in Ford County.
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Western Kansas Dairy At Risk Of Losing Key Permit
A large western Kansas dairy with a history of problems will have to close if it's unable to successfully appeal the revocation of a crucial permit.
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Wichita Conference Focuses On Female Farmers
The annual Women Managing the Farm Conference will be held Feb. 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency.
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Kansas Court Upholds Taxation Of Oilfield Equipment
The Kansas Court of Appeals has upheld sales and use taxes for oilfield machinery and equipment.
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Winter Wheat Plantings Up Amid Higher Prices
The nation's farmers seeded more winter wheat this season amid higher prices and easing drought conditions in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
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State Fair: Livestock DNA To Be Tested
Kansas State Fair officials are going high-tech to keep ringers out of the fair's livestock shows.
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ADM To Eliminate 1,000 Jobs Globally
The company hopes to achieve most of the cuts through early retirement incentives.
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Big Rural Brainstorm Coming To Newton
An organizing team from around the state is planning the brainstorm for February 3 and 4 at the Meridian Center in Newton.
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State Approves Greeley County Hog Farm Permit
The state has approved a wastewater permit that will allow Seaboard Farms to continue plans to build a hog farm in west central Kansas that would house as many as 144,000 hogs.
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FDA Limits Some Antibiotics In Livestock
The Food and Drug Administration says it will limit the presence of one type of antibiotics in meat, saying they could increase human resistance to the drugs.
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Drought Expected To Bring Higher Dairy Prices
Because the feed cost is so high right now, farmers are selling cows at lower prices, which could lead to a milk shortage and higher prices.
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Kansas Extends Break On Rules For Hauling Hay
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback continues to give truck drivers some relief from state regulations if they're hauling hay to livestock in drought-stricken areas.
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Farming Practices Threaten Special Type Of Corn
One of the nation's most widely planted crops -- a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide -- may be losing its ability to kill a major pest.
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USDA Will Reinstate Reports
The Department of Agriculture had planned to eliminate some reports to cut costs.
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NY Congressman Objects To Planned KS Lab
A New York congressman wants to take the "For Sale" sign off the Plum Island animal disease lab.
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State's Fish Forecast To Improve In 2012
A sampling of Kansas lakes and streams is suggesting that 2012 will be a good year for anglers as the size and number of fish improve.
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More Young People See Opportunity In Farming
New numbers on farmers won't be available until after the next agricultural census is done next year, but those in agriculture point to some good signs.
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Crop Insurance Rates Skyrocket After Summer Floods
Midwestern farmers may be socked with steep increases in their crop insurance premiums unless levees damaged by last summer's flooding are fixed.
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Minnesota Cargill Plant Fined By OSHA
The agency says Cargill failed to develop normal operating procedures for starting ammonia refrigeration systems.
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Meat Packers Oppose USDA Antitrust Rule
Last Updated: 8:57 PM 12/08/11 - The companies don't like a rule allowing farmers the right to opt out of mandatory arbitration clauses.
Cargill To Lay Off 50 In Wichita
That's about five percent of the company's local work force.
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House Votes To Block Nonexistent Farm Dust Rule
House votes to block nonexistent farm dust rule The House has passed a bill to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from cracking down on the dust kicked up by farmers, even though the agency says it wasn't planning any rules like that.
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GOP Debates Nonexistent Dust Rule
The issue may be dust in the wind, but Republicans are still moving to block it.
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KSU Crops Team Wins National Championship
The Kansas State University Crops Team has captured the title of national champion for the third year in a row.
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USDA Hosts Webinar On Farming After River Flood
The summer flooding left many landowners with several inches of sediment and sand, as well as scour holes and ponds.
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Cargill To Eliminate 2,000 Jobs Globally
The company employs nearly 4,000 Kansans.
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Kansas Officials Protest Proposed Farm Labor Rules
Gov. Sam Brownback and other Kansas officials say proposed rules from the federal government would limit youngsters' farm work too much.
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Analyst: Expect 2012 Cattle Market To Stay Strong
A leading market analyst told hundreds of Kansas livestock producers to expect cattle prices to remain strong for many years.
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Kansas Farmers Wrapping Up Fall Harvest
This season's fall harvest in Kansas is drawing to a close as the 2012 winter wheat crop begins to emerge.
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State, Federal Officials Evaluating Abilene Plant
Residents have complained about odors and safety of the anhydrous ammonia and other chemicals at the Abilene Products plant.
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California Man Using Agriculture To Fight Gang Violence
A former field worker is arming teens with work habits and communication skills for work or college.
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Survey: Midwest Rural Economy Improving
Kansas is one of the states covered by the Creighton University survey.
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Farmland Values Hike Despite Drought
The average value of farmland in several Midwest and Western states soared 25 percent over last year in the third quarter.
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Kansas Drought Losses Now Total $1.8 Billion
Corn acres have lost $1 billion, while the wheat crop lost to drought was valued at $269 million.
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USDA: 'Locally Grown' Food A $4.8 Billion Business
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says sales of "local foods" are worth billions of dollars to the nation's economy.
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Panel: Drilling Impacts Could Be 'Excessive'
A federal advisory panel is warning that "serious environmental consequences" could result from the gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing if steps aren't taken to reduce its impacts.
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Elevator Explosion Ruled Accidental
The investigation to determine the exact cause continues.
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Kansas Corn Crop Smaller Than Expected
A new government forecast says the size of the Kansas corn crop is even smaller than had been expected just a month ago.
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