April 26, 2024
Governor Signs Some Bills, Vetoes Others As Legislature Returns For Veto Session
This week Gov. Laura Kelly signed three bills relevant to KLA members and vetoed two KLA-supported bills. The Legislature returned Thursday to begin the veto session. The main focus of the veto session is to consider overriding gubernatorial vetoes, but it also will include wo...
April 25, 2024
NCBA To Host Succession Planning Webinar
NCBA will be hosting a producer education webinar tonight, April 25, focused on succession planning. The webinar will be held in the evening beginning at 6:00 CDT. Succession planning is an important part of maintaining the legacy of any farm or ranch. As such, Kevin Yon with ...
April 24, 2024
RTK Awarded Cultural Preservation Grant
As a recent recipient of a cultural preservation grant from Humanities Kansas, the Ranchland Trust of Kansas (RTK) is proud to announce it has been given an opportunity to document history. The grant will fund a collaboration with Mark Feiden on his project, Emil Redmon’s Cow ...
April 23, 2024
New LIP Tool Launched To Help With Application Process
USDA launched a new online tool last week specific to the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). The LIP Decision Tool, developed in partnership with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and FarmRaise Inc., will provide guidance on what information needs to be gathered to apply for the p...
April 22, 2024
KDA Issues Movement Order For Lactating Dairy Cattle
The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Division of Animal Health has issued an order on the movement of lactating dairy cattle into and within the state in response to the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) occurrences affecting dairy cattle. The order went i...