March 18, 2024
Members Can Earn Recruitment Prizes
The KLA Membership Committee has launched its Beef Up Membership campaign for 2024. The campaign was created to reward current KLA members for recruiting new members to the organization. For each new KLA member signed up from January 1 to November 22, recruiters will earn one ...
March 15, 2024
KLA Staff Provides Input On Key Bills As Hearings Continue
The Kansas Legislature continued to hold hearings on bills of interest to KLA members as they near the end of the regular session. KLA staff provided testimony on several bills, while others were advanced by committee. Foreign ownership of land - The House Committee on Commerc...
March 14, 2024
APHIS Announces Funding And Enhancements For Animal Health Surveillance
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is collaborating with the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) to enhance national preparedness. APHIS has allocated $1 million in funding for rapid investigations of unexplained morbidity or mortality events ...
March 13, 2024
KBC Collaborates With Local Chefs
The Kansas Beef Council (KBC) worked with two local chefs to create three flavorful Midwest comfort food-inspired beef recipes following new consumer preference research. In the most recent quarterly consumer preference research, conducted in Kansas and the Kansas City metro a...
March 12, 2024
ELAP Changes Aid In Winter Wildfire Recovery
USDA last week announced changes to the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) that provide additional assistance to producers who suffer wildfire losses of stockpiled forage during the winter months. Previously, ELAP covered only the normal grazing season in Kansas. Fo...