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May 11, 2020

PHILLIPS COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEMS WELCOMES YOU BACK

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We know you may have recently delayed care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We urge you not to delay or deny your care any longer. While our services may look different, our commitment to patient-centered, highquality, compassionate care remains the same. For appointments and inquiries, call the clinic at 785-543-5211.

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MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH WE ARE PROUD TO PROVIDE EASY-TOACCESS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. CONNECT WITH OUR SERVICES, INCLUDING: Senior Life Solutions: Dedicated to the emotional wellbeing of the seniors in our community, our program is staffed by a board-certified psychiatrist, licensed therapist, FOR MORE a registered nurse, and other professionals. Participants meet in a supportive, encouraging group setting to receive INFORMATION assistance in dealing with the emotional or behavioral issues often related to aging - loss of spouse, change of capabilities, difficulty in sleeping, or feelings of sadness Senior Life Solutions and grief. Tracy Sanson, RN

Counseling Services: When habits, behaviors, or Program Director emotional concerns interfere with your daily life, we can 785-540-4991 help. Our Behavioral Health Consultant works with you and your medical provider to develop a well-rounded plan to help you - both mind and body. Offering FREE brief Counseling Services interventions and follow-ups for patients in the clinic, Carmen Engelke, LMSW rehab, or swing bed program. Traditional counseling 785-543-5211 services available for patients of all ages.

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Options for Wheat: Silage and Hay Rachael Boyle Phillips-Rooks District Extension Agent Agriculture and Natural Resources

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The mid-April freezing temperatures and dry conditions have left some wheat growers with relatively dim prospects for grain production for the summer harvest. An alternative use for that wheat is as a forage crop, silage or hay, which may still have considerable value at a time when pasture grazing prospects and hay supplies may be uncertain. Wheat silage and hay can both be valuable feedstuffs for cattle producers. Wheat harvested at the dough stage should contain approximately 56-62 percent total digestible nutrients (TDN) and 8-11 percent crude protein, on a dry matter (DM) basis. Wheat silage and hay may be used in

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first with their crop insurance agent regarding insurance requirements to document potential grain yield losses before harvesting a forage crop. If producers believe they would have low grain yields and otherwise be entitled to an insurance indemnity, they may be required to leave small areas of uncut wheat to provide a way to estimate grain yields for the insurance loss calculation. Insurance agents can also inform producers of any other restrictions which may apply. For more information, please contact the local K-State Research and Extension Office. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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the diets of feeder cattle, calves, replacement heifers, and beef cows. However, if the wheat is harvested post-heading, producers should grind the wheat hay if the variety has awns, since awns can cause health problems if fed unground. Producers looking at these alternative uses for their wheat crops should also consider their options for marketing each type of feedstuff. Those that do not have their own cattle to feed, prospective demand for either silage or hay from nearby livestock producers could play an important role in their decision. Hay is more flexible in that it can be hauled farther and may be of use to a wider potential clientele. Finally, insured wheat growers should check

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State Line Shopper PAGE 3 and USCP have been Official approval world. working in country to from USDA-APHIS “This is an excelassess potential marcoupled with Vietlent model of how A new pest risk as- addressing a wide would fall short withkets for U.S. sorghum, nam’s pest risk assessorganizations can sessment has been range of constraints to out organizations like including feeding trials ment approval opens work together to approved by both the new demand opportu- NSP that came in along to test the viability of the door for Vietnam’s create opportuniU.S. Department of nities for U.S. ag prod- the way to help steward Agriculture (USDA) ucts and collaboration the approvals needed replacing cassava with PPD to issue import li- ties for U.S. farmand Vietnam’s Min- among U.S. agriculture to make it official. Our sorghum in Pangasius, censes when Vietnam- ers,” said Tim Lust, istry of Agriculture groups with access to persistence has paid a large catfish species ese importers request NSP and USCP CEO. “We anticiand Rural Devel- specialized knowledge off, creating additional native to Southeast one for sorghum. Asian diets. Annual Sorghum is attracpate building lastopment (MARD), about the many details market opportunity for catfish production in tive to Vietnamese ing relationships opening the door for of commodity exports. U.S. sorghum farmers.” Vietnam alone is 2.4 buyers seeking to diwith Vietnam U.S. sorghum to flow “We are excited to Work on the pest risk million tons. versify their sources end-users, and we into the country for see our hard work assessment – which The groups also hostof energy in feed and look forward to the high-value uses in- and collaboration pay outlines how U.S. sored a delegation from find feed sources that opportunity to help cluding pet food and off in Vietnam,” said ghum must be handled the Vietnam Minisstore better in local meet their feed liquor as well as a USGC President and to meet regulations in try of Agriculture and climates. Sorghum grain needs. ” feed product for the CEO Ryan LeGrand. Vietnam – became even “This victory is aquaculture, poultry “It’s been a long time more critical after a ves- Rural Development’s is gluten-free and (MARD) Plant Protecnon-biotech, which is a clear example of and swine industries. coming but is a mod- sel of sorghum originaltion Division (PPD) in also attractive to niche how working toThis opening fol- el of how by working ly destined for China in February to meet with sectors in Vietnam, gether–both in lows nearly five together with industry April 2018 was diverted representatives from including the pet food industry and in years of collabora- and government good to Vietnam but couldn’t governments–can tive efforts by the things can happen for be delivered because the Sorghum Check- industry. off, FAS, APHIS and The groundwork the lead to winners on U.S. Grains Council U.S. commodities.” there was no pest risk USDA’s Federal Grain Council, USCP and all sides,” LeGrand (USGC), the United “From an initial vis- assessment protocol in Inspection Service NSP built in Southeast said. “Vietnam will Sorghum Checkoff it in 2015 by USCP place. (FGIS). In addition Asia’s aquaculture secbe able to meet its Program (USCP) and the USGC to disThe biggest lift during to attending several tor was a critical step country’s grain and and the National cover the potential for the process was estabmeetings, the delegain seeing this opporfeed demands, and Sorghum Producers sorghum in various lishing documentation tion visited the Port tunity to diversify U.S. U.S. sorghum farm(NSP) and work with marketplaces, to the from the industry to of Houston to observe sorghum’s export marers will have access the U.S. Department development of a fish pass to APHIS, which grain loading and met kets and create a pathto a market that has of Agriculture’s For- feeding trial followed then worked with Poliwith agribusiness repway for U.S. sorghum several different eign Agricultural by the release of very cy and Program Develresentatives. into one of the fastest sectors as potential Service (USDA-FAS) positive trial results, opment on the agreegrowing food-pro- end users for their and Animal and our organizations ment, led by USCP and ducing sectors in the product.” Plant Health Inspec- have worked to create NSP. USGC and both tion Service (US- opportunity for U.S. sorghum groups, along DA-APHIS), as well sorghum in Vietnam,” with their members, as regulators and in- said Sorghum Check- worked with FAS in dustry in Vietnam. off Executive Director Hanoi to complete the Harlan County, NE It also highlights Florentino Lopez. “Of assessment. is accepting applicathe importance of course, all this work For years, the Council tions for a Route Operator in the -Bulls are 15-24 months of age -First breeding season guarantee Road Department. & free delivery For more -Top AI sires represented information, please Located in Bloominton, NE. Please contact Ame Baird - 785-664-8225 Ian at (308) 470-0247 and leave a call (308) 928-9800.

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comb Charitable Trustees are pleased to announce the selection of scholarship awardees for the school year beginning August, 2020. The trustees are awarding scholarships totaling $43,000 to students in Phillips and Norton Counties in Kansas.

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2020 Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days are underway for the events to be held in September, according to Farm Progress. Preparations include the completion of planting the corn acres used for field demos at each show location. The 2020 Farm Progress Show is planned for September 1-3, in Boone, Iowa. Meanwhile, 2020 Husker Harvest Days is planned for September 15-17, in Grand Island, Nebraska. Don Tourte of Farm Progress says the usual plans are moving forward for

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Ag economists warn against overreaction to meat industry structure in face of COVID-19 ‘Be cognizant of how we got here,’ one specialist says Tumultuous times in the meatpacking industry linked to the current new coronavirus pandemic has prompted calls for changes to the structure of the industry, but two Kansas State University agricultural economists are warning against overreactions to a structure that has been years in the making. Hundreds of cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in some of the biggest meatpacking plants in the country, leading to supply chain disruptions as companies deal with absent workers and temporarily close plants, leading to a 40% loss of capacity in the industry. The closures left livestock producers with a backlog of animals ready to go to market, which means higher feed costs and potentially heavier animals. On the other end of the supply chain, the disruptions mean spotty meat availability in grocery meat cases, with some supermarkets temporarily imposing limits on how much meat shoppers can buy. Prompted by the situation, on April 28 President Donald Trump deemed meatpacking plants as “critical infrastructure” that must stay open. The pandemic and its effect on everyone along the meat supply chain including consumers has sparked calls for changes in the structure of the meatpacking industry, which is largely concentrated to four companies – Smithfield Foods, Tyson Foods, JBS and Cargill Meat Solutions. The four control about 80% of the meat slaughter capacity in the United States. “We’re in a situation I don’t think our indus-

try or our society has ever really faced, or realized the challenges associated with an event like this,” said University Distinguished Professor of agricultural economics, Ted Schroeder. The health of packing plant employees, livestock supplies backing up, changes in demand linked to school and restaurant closures are all happening at the same time “and each segment of the industry is trying to fulfill its role the best they can,” he said. “It makes for an industry that’s under a lot of stress. But it’s not just this industry, it’s across society.” “I’m hopeful that we’re in the worst of it, in terms of lost capacity,” said K-State professor and livestock marketing specialist Glynn Tonsor, adding that as of May 4, U.S. processing capacity was about 40% lower than it was in the same week last year. “Let’s hope that’s the lowest it will go, but no guarantee.” Unlike grains that can be stored long term, meat is a perishable commodity which makes decision making more complicated in situations like this when there are such large disrup-

tions in the supply chain flow. The situation, Tonsor said, has rekindled conversations about meatpacker concentration, but he cautioned against making big changes in the midst of the current crisis. “In general, when you have a surgical procedure, the doctor will give you advice for when you get home or for the next couple of weeks but doesn’t tell you to quit exercising for the rest of your life,” Tonsor said. The current concentration in meat packing came about because of economies of scale, Tonsor said, which allows those companies to produce higher volumes at lower costs per animal than a smaller company could do. That efficiency means lower prices for consumers. “Also, the value of U.S. meat exports has grown notably over the last couple of decades,” he said. “The beef industry is becoming increasingly reliant on the export market to sustain the current size of the industry.” Keeping that in mind, it’s easier for an overseas buyer to deal with one company than 30 companies.

“An overreaction to our current structure could mean a loss of global competitiveness,” he added. Schroeder reminded that meat packing is a labor-intensive segment of the industry where a significant number of highly skilled people are needed, no matter who owns that segment. “The nature of our plants, the size of our plants, have evolved to where labor productivity is as high as any other alternative that we currently have,” he said. The pandemic may push meatpacking companies to look more closely at automating more parts of the process, rather than rely so heavily on human labor, Tonsor said. The coronavirus pandemic has also reignited discussions about price discovery in beef cattle, which has changed in the past seven years, most notably with a shift to formula pricing and away from negotiated trade, Schroeder said. Though some believe there’s greater transparency in negotiated trades, the middle of a crisis is not the time to make sweeping, long-term changes, he

added. “There’s always room for improvement, but I think that it’s dangerous to jump off the cliff without studying what’s on the other side, so to speak,” Tonsor said. “It’s better to look at how and why the current system came to be and can we take the current system and enhance the information that we get to make it work more efficiently and effectively,” Schroeder said. “The ways we’re marketing and valuing cattle today has evolved because they offer great opportunity to increase the value signals being sent to the industry.” Any significant changes, whether linked to the pandemic or otherwise, should be made with an eye toward benefits to the cattle producer, the meat packer, the retailer and the consumer. “Those balancing acts are very emotional in the midst of a crisis. I don’t want to see us overreact in the midst of a crisis to do undue harm in the future,” Tonsor said.

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Nebraska AG Peterson & Midwest Attorneys General Urging Federal Investigation Of Meat Packing Industry Practices Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and the Attorneys General from ten other Midwestern states are urging the Department of Justice to pursue a federal investigation into suspected national price fixing by meat packers in the cattle industry. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, the Attorneys General expressed concern over the likelihood of manipulation of the market for processed beef. The four largest meat packing companies control more than 80% of the beef processing in the United States. The shelf price of beef is exceptionally high, while cattle prices

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Peterson and the other Attorneys General believe the situation warrants a full federal investigation because the alleged anticompetitive conduct harms consumers and cattle ranchers across the United States. “We are specifically asking the Department of Justice to lead a thorough examination of the competitive dynamics of this industry. Now, more than ever, we need to dedicate our collective resources to promote competition and protect consumers.”

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Meat Plant Closures Tightening Supplies Bill Would Increase CCC Borrowing Authority The reduction of meat processing capacity caused by U.S. plant closures and slowdowns has created a massive bottleneck in the nation's meat and livestock supply chain. Nearly two dozen plants that process beef and pork products closed in April due to the COVID-19 outbreak, while many others have had to slow their production as a result of the disease. According to a new report from CoBank, even if the reduction of processing capacity is temporary, it will likely have a lasting impact on meat

processors, livestock producers, retail stores and consumers. Meat supplies for retail grocery stores could shrink nearly 30 percent by Memorial Day, leading to retail pork and beef price increases as high as 20 percent relative to prices last year. This week, Midwest-based grocery chain Hy-Vee announced limits on customer purchases of meat products. Customers are limited to four packages of a combination of fresh beef, ground beef, pork and chicken when they checkout at all store locations. Costco announced similar limits earlier this week, as did Sam’s Club.

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week would expand the Commodity Credit Corporations annual borrowing authority. The legislation from Republican Representative Austin Scott of Georgia would raise the CCC’s borrowing authority from $30 billion to $68 billion. Scott says the move would give the Department of Agriculture greater flexibility to maintain farm bill programs that support farmers and stabilize domestic agricultural markets. By raising the CCC’s borrowing limit, Scott says USDA would have greater ability to address the economic

effects that COVID-19, volatile markets, and other factors have had on rural America. The CCC’s borrowing authority was last adjusted to $30 billion in 1987. Since then, agriculture has faced many challenges, one of the most difficult being the economic impacts of COVID-19. Last month, an analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation showed that if adjusted for inflation, the borrowing limit for the CCC would be nearly $68 billion, as proposed by Representative Scott’s legislation.

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