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Where will the animals go? Emergency preparedness workshops planned for livestock operations
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Workshops in Salina and Dighton will cover preparation, risk management, and high mortality.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – It’s hard, thinking about the unthinkable. But disasters happen...
Evaluating cattle feeding sites vital to producers
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Choosing the right feeding site could pay dividends.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – For Kansas’ cattle producers, building new feeding facilities can mean shelling out serious...
Managing the heard when pasture is limited
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Tips for cow-calf management in confinement situations
PARSONS, Kan. – Consecutive years of drought could prompt beef cattle producers to find ways to unconventionally feed...
How to carry more cattle by making the land you have more productive – Fall Forage Tour
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McPHERSON, KS (Oct. 20, 2014) - Cattlemen and producers are invited to the Fall Forage Tour, Friday, October 31, 2014 and Saturday, November 1,...
Pioneer spirit guides Molitor Angus Ranch
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Kansas seedstock ranch earns CAB Commitment to Excellence Award
Story and photos by Steve Suther
Buying 18 Angus heifers in 1952 pitted Richard and Angela Molitor...
Six land-grant universities launch animal ag industry climate change website
LINCOLN, Neb. — The $346 billion U.S. animal agriculture industry is already paying the price for an unstable climate with more frequent and extreme...
Make time to body condition score cows
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A K-State beef cattle specialist discusses using cow body condition scores now as a guide to managing the cow-calf herd into the fall and...
Pasture management workshop for small acreage owners
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OLATHE, Kan. — Cool season pastures and hay fields make up the biggest chunk of agricultural land use in Johnson and surrounding counties. Now...
BCI develops training modules in collaboration with $25 million research effort
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BCI training modules focus on E. coli prevention in beef cattle.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A series of new beef cattle online training modules has been...
Food animal production faces challenges with new antibiotic regulations
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New FDA regulations will phase out use of growth promotion indications in medically important antibiotics.
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...