Kansas
A new report shows the number of cattle in Kansas feedlots is down 2 percent for the lowest June inventory since 1999.
The conference will take place in six meetings at various locations across Kansas.
Irrigation transformed this region known by early explorers as the Great American Desert into an oasis of sorts. In an area of limited rainfall and surface water availability, the Ogallala allowed farmers to grow corn, which attracted cattle feedlots, then meatpacking plants, ethanol plants and dairies. Now the nation’s largest freshwater aquifer is starting to run dry.
Kansas Department of Agriculture seeks participants for South American beef genetics trade mission trip.
Kansas Department of Agriculture joins with Costa Rican cattlemen to increase exports and build industry.
Kansas auctioneers take top two spots in annual world contest in Knoxville, Iowa.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law last week a bill (SB 265) containing tax provisions important to the state’s livestock industry.
The latest YouTube video from farmer Derek Klingenberg pays tribute to hard-working cattle producers.