2007 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
Ph: (785) 296-2326; fax (785) 296-1765
George Teagarden, Livestock Commissioner
gteagarden@kahd.ks.gov
Teresa Stephens
tstephens@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
The
Kansas Water Office is the state’s Water planning
agency. It works with Kansans and the state’s
other water resource agencies to develop the
comprehensive State Water Plan. It’s a
multi-faceted plan that deals with water issues
including water quality, water quantity, water
conservation, water-based recreation, public water
supplies and flood management. Financial support for
the State Water Plan programs comes from the State
General Fund, Economic Development Initiative Fund
(lottery), water use fees and royalties on mined
sand.
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
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Improved
nutrient management through application rates, timing
& methods
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Pesticide
application rates, timing and methods
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Installing
vegetative filter strips
Educational
methods include:
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Public
presentations to civic, business, conservation,
environmental and agricultural groups
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Booths,
exhibits, and materials for public events
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Newsletters,
news releases, publications and radio programs
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Demonstrations,
field days and tours
-
Local
workgroups
- Individual
farm assessments and consultations
PlainJan's
www.plainjans.com
511
Monroe
Scott City, KS
67871
Ph: (620) 872-5777; fax: (620) 872-3822
Jan Huck
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
management. PlainJan’s specialists tackle the hard
stuff: weed, rat and fly problems in
Kansas,
Nebraska,
Colorado,
Oklahoma, Texas
and New Mexico
and consult in many more. PlainJan’s serves these
same advancing customers with screen printing and
embroidered caps, coats, gloves and other branded
wearables.
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.
TMHC
Services, Inc.
www.tmhcservices.com
534
S. Kansa Ave., Ste. 600
Annette McNaul
amcnaul@tmhcservices.com
Tom
Swayne
Ph. (785) 291-9124; fax (785) 232-5016
tswayne@tmhcservices.com
With
over 15 years comprehensive experience, THMC
Services, Inc. provides and manages Drug &
Alcohol Testing and Employee Assistance Programs for
our 1,000 plus satisfied customers throughout
Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri and Nebraska.
We design cost-effective customized total
solution packages to meet each of our customer’s
specific program needs.
U.S.
Premium Beef
www.uspremiumbeef.com
P.O. Box
20103
Kansas City, MO 64195
Tracy Thomas
tlthomas@uspb.com
Bill
Miller
Ph: (816) 713-8810
bjmiller@cgtelco.net
U.S.
Premium Beef, LLC, Kansas City,
MO, (www.uspremiumbeef.com)
is a producer-owned, beef marketing company with more than
2,000 producer members in 36 states. USPB is the majority
owner of National Beef Packing Company, LLC (National Beef).
National Beef is the nation’s fourth largest beef packer,
processing 3.2 million head of cattle annually. USPB member
cattle are marketed under numerous National Beef branded
product lines including National Black Angus Beef™,
Certified Premium Beef™, Black Canyon® Angus Beef,
Naturewell™ Natural Beef, NatureSource™ Natural Angus Beef and Vintage™ Natural Beef
labels. U.S. Premium Beef is the nation’s only
large-scale program that offers producers an opportunity to
retain ownership of their cattle through value-added
processing.
USDA-NASS/Kansas
Field Office
www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Kansas/index.asp
For
more information on the Trade Show contact Brett
Spader at brett@kla.org
