Article: Agricultural Equipment Maker Is among Kansas Businesses to Receive Honors.

By Sharon Montague, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 5--When Doug Scheible watches the weather reports, he could become as depressed as the farm economy.

The president of Hutchinson /Mayrath, a Clay Center manufacturer of agricultural equipment, hates to see the drought conditions in western Kansas. He cringes at reports of rain in the corn belt, which is keeping farmers in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio from planting their crops.

"A lot who would have planted corn will now switch to soybeans, which has a shorter growing time," Scheible said.

Soybeans produce fewer bushels, lessening the demand for ...

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