Tag: Kansas
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UFARM Takes Peoples Company Name
LINCOLN, Neb. — United Farm and Ranch Management is now operating as Peoples Company, bringing the nearly century-old business under the name of the Iowa-based firm that acquired it in January 2025. The name change took effect Oct. 2. The former UFARM team will continue serving landowners in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota.…
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Agriculture States Ease Diesel Rules as Harvest Costs Soar
Record diesel prices are driving states to suspend fuel penalties, freeze tax increases and ease hauling restrictions as farmers harvest crops and move livestock. For Missouri producers, the pressure comes without a confirmed state waiver allowing red-dyed diesel in highway vehicles. Missouri law generally prohibits dyed fuel in the supply tank of vehicles operated on…
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Hereford Feedout Gives Producers Performance Data
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hereford breeders and commercial cattle producers are using feedlot and carcass records to evaluate breeding decisions through the American Hereford Association’s feedout programs. The programs allow participants to retain ownership of cattle fed at HRC Feed Yards in Scott City, Kan. Producers receive monthly closeout reports and individual carcass results to…
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Six More Meat Processors Join USDA Product of USA Label Program
WASHINGTON — Six additional meat and poultry processors have signed on to USDA’s voluntary Product of USA labeling program, expanding an initiative designed to help consumers identify meat products that come entirely from animals born, raised, harvested and processed in the United States. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the latest additions, saying the label continues…
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Cyclospora Outbreak Expands to Four More States as Investigation Continues
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have expanded a multistate foodborne illness investigation after confirming cyclospora cases in four additional states. The outbreak, which has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants, now includes Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Those states join Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia, bringing the total…
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Drought Means Hard Choices For Producers
BISMARCK, N.D. — Dry conditions continue to challenge livestock producers across parts of the Northern Plains, and beef cattle specialists say tough management decisions made now could have a major impact on profitability down the road. With pasture conditions tightening and forage supplies becoming more limited, some ranchers may be forced to reduce herd numbers.…