Grassroots Input/Education

• County & area meetings
• Seminars on timely topics
• Ranch Field Days
• Convention
• Leadership Conference

Communications

• Kansas Stockman - 10 issues a year
• KLA News & Market Report - weekly
• Radio Tape Service - weekly radio program distributed across the state
• Media Response Team - experts from cattlemen to dietitians who shed positive light on the cattle industry in media interviews
• www.kla.org - web site updated daily - special members-only section contains valuable information available exclusively to KLA members.
• KLAToday – timely e-mail updates about industry issues
• KLA Dairy News - e-mail updates distributed to Dairy Committee members and allied industry partners

Legislative Representation

• Issues addressed in recent state legislative sessions:
  Water Quality
  Property Taxes
  Inheritance Tax
  Noxious Weed Law
  Eminent Domain
• Issues being addressed in Congress include:
  Meat Inspection Equity for Beef and Poultry
  Endangered Species Act
  Farm Bill
  Meat Inspection Reform
  Death Tax
  Rails-to-Trails

Troubleshooting

• Public and producer education regarding foreign animal diseases
• Rewriting state burning regulations
• Assistance with permit application
• Helping to clarify sales tax exemptions
• Helping to ensure use-value appraisal formulas are fair
• Assistance with local property rights problems
• Reward program

Please contact Letty Meek (letty@kla.org) or Ryan Higbie (ryan@kla.org) for your membership needs.