2008 KLA
Virtual Trade Show

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High Plains Journal
www.hpj.com
PO Box 760
Dodge City, KS 67801
Rod Swafford, Livestock Manager
800-452-7171 ext. 1860; fax: (620) 227-9011
swafford@hpj.com

High Plains Journal.....The Ranching and Farming Bible of America's Heartland. 52,900 paid subscribers including 40,000 livestock producers, 27,000 cow/calf producers, 34,000 stocker and feeder operations and 8,000 cattle feeders.

Kansas Animal Health Dept.
708 S. Jackson
Topeka , KS 66603
Bryan Rickard
Ph. (785) 213-7049; fax (785) 296-1765
brickard@kahd.ks.gov
George Teagarden
Ph: (785) 296-2326; fax (785) 296-1765
gteagarden@kahd.ks.gov
Sarah Lamarra-Hill
Ph. (785) 296-2326; fax (785) 296-1765
slamarrahill@kahd.ks.gov

Animal disease control; national animal identification system.

Kansas Highway Patrol
www.kansashighwaypatrol.org

Kansas Water Office
www.kwo.org
901 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612
Hank Ernst
Ph: (785) 296-3185; fax: (785) 296-0878
hernst@kwo.state.ks.us

KSU Watershed Specialists
Ron Graber
620.727.5665 (cell)
rgraber@ksu.edu
Mike Christian
(785) 587-5704
mchristi@ksu.edu

Our goal is to assist citizens and agencies plan and implement education programs to meet local water quality needs and contribute to improvement and protection of water quality in high priority watersheds. We assist citizens with livestock and crop environmental issues.

Livestock Production

Work with producers regardless of size to conduct environmental assessment and provide assistance in identifying management options best suited for their individual operation. All information and discussions are confidential and are provided at no cost to the producer. Information is provided in these areas:

Livestock waste runoff control
Nutrient management through manure application
Riparian management practices (alternative watering sites, winter feeding sites)
Improved pasture management

Crop Production

Assist growers in water quality protection by providing information on best management practices (BMP’s) for crop production as it relates to water quality. Information is provided in these areas:

Residue management to reduce runoff and erosion
Improved nutrient management through application rates, timing & methods
Pesticide application rates, timing and methods
Installing vegetative filter strips

Educational methods include:

Public presentations to civic, business, conservation, environmental and agricultural groups
Booths, exhibits, and materials for public events
Newsletters, news releases, publications and radio programs
Demonstrations, field days and tours
Local workgroups
Individual farm assessments and consultations

Osborn & Barr
www.osborn-barr.com
888-235-4332

Osborn & Barr is a marketing and communications firm focused on the businesses of agriculture, food production and rural-America. Since our inception in 1988, O&B has grown to become the largest ag marketing and communications firm in North America , with $125 million in capitalized annual billings. O&B’s headquarters is located in St. Louis , with additional U.S. offices in Kansas City and Des Moines and an office in Canada located in Guelph , Ontario .

O&B’s staff of 140 professionals provides brand management, strategic planning, event planning and marketing, creative services, public relations, media services, digital marketing and channel marketing counsel. We concentrate on relationship-driven branding communications for agriculture and the rural-lifestyle markets, with our goal to maximize the image and profitability of our clients. Since opening our doors in 1988, we’ve been serving the markets we’re passionate about – production agricultural, food, feed and rural living. This focus is the reason we’re North America ’s leading name in agricultural and rural marketing. For more information, please visit www.osborn-barr.com or call us at 888-235-4332.

PlainJan's
www.plainjans.com
511 Monroe
Scott City , KS 67871
Jan Huck
Ph. (620) 872-5777; fax (620) 872-3822
jan@plainjans.com
Jamie Parkinson
Ph. (620) 872-5777; fax (620) 872-3822
info@plainjans.com

PlainJan’s is the leader in commercial livestock pest control. Providing WEED, RAT, and FLY control service in six states and consultation services in many more. Serving those same advancing customers, PlainJan’s embroiders and screen prints BRANDED wearables and perfected “those FAMOUS PlainJan Roper Gloves.”

Territorial Magazine
P.O. Box E
Garden City, Ks. 67846
Ph: (620) 271-3708
Carol Schuetze
schuetze@ucom.net

The Territorial is a quarterly magazine featuring articles pertaining to the cattle feeding, oil and gas, trucking, ranching and farm equipment industries plus history, agriculture, business, entertainment and recreational facilities of this region. Regularly featuring contemporary commentary, book reviews and treasure hunting.

Toyota Motor Sales
www.buyatoyota.com
11111 Airworld Drive
Kansas City , MO 64153
Matt Rhodes
Ph. (816) 746-2237; fax (310) 381-7675
matthew_rhodes@toyota.com
Katy Hagan
Ph. (913) 814-3316; fax (913) 685-3289
Katy.hagan@saatchifield.com

Toyota trucks for farms and ranches.

U.S. Premium Beef
www.uspremiumbeef.com
P.O. Box 20103
Kansas City, MO 64195
Tracy Thomas
Ph: (816) 713-8810
tlthomas@uspb.com

U.S. Premium Beef, LLC, Kansas City , MO , (www.uspremiumbeef.com) (USPB) is a producer-owned, beef marketing company. USPB is the majority owner of National Beef Packing Company, LLC, which is the nation’s fourth largest beef packer. USPB is the nation’s only large scale company that enables producers to retain ownership of their cattle through producer-owned value-added processing.

For more information on the Trade Show contact Brett Spader at brett@kla.org