President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Dave Bergmeier
Managing Editor High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal
E-mail: dbergmeier@hpj.com Phone: 620-227-1822
Watching the events unfold in Washington on Jan. 6 did not provide any of us with a sense of comfort in dealing with conflict.
As the new year begins it represents an opportunity to reinvigorate yourself and look into learning about what is ahead.
A member of the Senate Agriculture Committee was defeated in the Georgia Senate runoff Jan. 5. Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler, a Republican, in a close race. Loeffler was a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
To earn a premium a cattleman has to pay attention to every detail when evaluating genetics.
Information is more readily available than it once was, according to Dave Nichols, of Nichols Farms, Bridgewater, Iowa. He recalled a time when the sharing of important traits was difficult, but producers learned that doing so led to nurturing the industry that is the standard for the rest of world.
As we’ve turned the calendar to 2021 it is time for optimism and after 2020 more than ever we could use healthy dose of good vibes.
As we turn the calendar to 2021 we know that 2020 could, in many ways categorized as a “dark year,” a folklore phrase associated with the loss of a loved one, a crop failure or devastation at the hands of Mother Nature.
An uptick in major commodity prices provided one farm organization with measured optimism heading into 2021.
On Dec. 7 our country remembered those fallen sailors and military personnel who died during the Pearl Harbor invasion that led the United States into Pacific War of World War II.
President-elect Joe Biden is on track to nominate Tom Vilsack to serve as secretary of agriculture—a job he had for eight years under President Barack Obama.
Water challenges—from quality to quantity—abound throughout the High Plains.
The recent passing of Thanksgiving means High Plains residents are now going to spend the next month getting into the spirit of the holiday season.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, said Washington’s policies need to match agriculture’s needs at a Veterans Day event in Bucklin, Kansas, on Nov. 11.
Soybeans are a success story for farmers looking to change their crop rotation or take advantage of favorable opportunities to sell the crop.
In the small western Kansas town of Bucklin, farmers and ranchers took a brief break from fall activities to salute veterans.
Following a close election, former Vice President Joe Biden appears to have unseated President Donald J. Trump and the president-elect is in line to be the nation’s 46th president on Jan. 20, 2021.
A fire at a biofuel plant, Emergent Green Energy, about a mile west of Minneola, Kansas, sent smoke high in the sky and multiple fire units were sent from neighboring counties to contain the fire on a near 100-degree day. The fire started shortly before noon June 12. The plant is a 1.2 milli…
The 63rd annual 3i Show was held Oct. 12 to 14 at Western State Bank Expo Center in Dodge City, Kansas. (Photos by Dave Bergmeier and Kylene Scott.)
The Dodge City Roundup PRCA Rodeo was held Aug. 1 to 6 in Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photos by Kylene Scott and Dave Bergmeier.)
A youngster tested his archery skills Oct. 14 at a Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism booth inside the Western Bank Expo Center in Dodge City. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Country Feeds of Montezuma featured a diverse set of products that were checked out by all ages on the afternoon of Oct. 13. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Golf carts proved to be an effective form of transportation on the show grounds as one driver waited for his young rider to jump on board as the driver headed down an inside aisle on Oct. 13. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
The antique tractors restored by George and La Donna Brown, of Jetmore, Kansas, was a popular attraction as many of the tractors were adorned with American flags to add a patriotic feeling inside the Western State Expo Center all weekend. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
The High Plains 4-H and Open Horse Show was held June 18 at Dodge City Roundup Arena, Dodge City, Kansas. Belt buckle award winners were sponsored by High Plains Journal. HPHS photos by Dave Bergmeier.
(Left) Bob Obee, Curtis Machine northern territory manager, accepts a New Product Award on behalf of his company, from Frank, Otter, Western Kansas Manufactuers Association chairman. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
(Left) Andy Davis, Western Kansas Manufacturers Association vice chairman, presents a New Product Award to Don Hornung, CrustBuster and SpeedKing president. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-KS, offers his perspective on a farmer’s concern about federal regulations during a recent stop in Dodge City. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
David Nuss, an FFA student from Jetmore-Hodgeman County High School, talks about a career development project in his chapter as Madison Loschke, an FFA student from Bucklin High School, listens during the Ram Ag Youth Roundup Sept. 30 at Winter Livestock in Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo…
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