May 20, 2022
LFP Payment Rate Calculation
The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides assistance in the form of monetary payments to livestock producers and contract growers who have been impacted by a “severe drought” (D2) or higher for at least eight weeks during the grazing period. According to the Kansas ...
May 19, 2022
Online Training Now Available For Calf Care And Quality Assurance Program
Farmers and ranchers raising calves now have access to the free Calf Care and Quality Assurance (CCQA) program online at www.calfcareqa.org. The program was developed with an understanding of the diversity of ranches, being science- and outcome-based, while maintaining fa...
May 18, 2022
GoBob and Hampel Oil Scholarships Awarded Through KLF
Corley Becker of Seneca has been awarded the GoBob Pipe and Steel Cattlemen’s $1,000 Scholarship through the Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF). Becker will be a junior at Kansas State University and is the daughter of Dean and Diane Becker. Funding for this scholarship was gen...
May 17, 2022
K-State To Host Webinar Focused On Helping Producers With Drought Decisions
The Kansas State University Research and Extension (KSRE) beef team will host a webinar Thursday (5/19) to help producers weigh options associated with current feed prices and the lack of forage availability in many areas due to drought. It will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m.&...
May 16, 2022
YSA Class Learns More About Beef Marketing, Agribusiness
The 2022 KLA Young Stockmen’s Academy (YSA) gathered last week for its second installment of the year. Members from across the state spent three days in the Kansas City area touring agribusinesses and beef retailers. Merck Animal Health, the exclusive sponsor of th...