With wheat prices increasing from the $3 a bushel range a year ago to the $7 to $8 range this year, local producers anticipate a propserous harvest, barring weather calamities. Prices have climbed because of world demand and declines in supply.
Two Hillsboro businesses were among three in Marion County and 33 in southcentral Kansas Friday to receive a 2008 Kansas Department of Commerce Business Appreciation Award.
Circle D Corp. was recognized in the manufacturing category while Elcon Services Inc. was feted in the service category.
Western Associates Inc. of Marion also was recognized in the service category.
When you’re part of an industry that represents less than 2 percent of this nation’s population, it’s easy, and often commonplace, to become a target for the remainder of a disgruntled and sometimes angry citizenry. Such is the case in this country with increasing food prices.
The media and several large food companies participating in the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) multi-million-dollar attempt to convince policymakers and consumers that domestic ethanol policies drive food prices higher and cause global hunger is the latest example of such an effort.
Kansas Farm Service Agency announced last week that certain acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is available for haying and grazing after the primary nesting season.
“This authorization provides relief for many Kansas livestock producers,” said Bill R. Fuller, state executive director. “The high price and demand of commodities has significantly impacted the Kansas livestock industry.”
Gayla J. Herbel, a 1974 Hillsboro High School graduate, has established a private practice in endocrinology through the Newton Surgery Center, 800 Medical Center Drive.
The Hillsboro returned home to rejoin her friends and family members in the area. She brings considerable experience to Newton Medical Center, having practiced as a paramedic and a registered nurse before attending medical school, and subsequently practicing as both an endocrinologist in private practice and as a hospitalist in Denver, Colo.
Endocrinologists treat a variety of endocrine conditions ranging from diabetes to problems with pituitary, thyroid, parathryroid, adrenals, ovaries, testes and pregnancy-related endocrine problems.
Herbel cares for adults and adolescents generally over the age of 18, although she will accept younger patients on a case-by-case basis when appropriate.
She is one of the endocrinologists practicing in Kansas who uses the insulin pump in both acute and ambulatory care.
Herbel is accepting new patients. Her office phone number is 316-283-7200.
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