Members are encouraged to attend the KLA Convention Expo, November 18-20 in Manhattan, to discuss important industry issues and vote on association policy as it moves through committee and council meetings.During the Stockgrowers Council meeting, Farm Data Services Vice President of Operations Clay Burtrum will discuss risk management, including livestock risk protection for feeder cattle. The Cattle Feeders Council will hear the latest research on red meat yield prediction from Texas Tech University meat scientist Dale Woerner and about new market reports from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service staff.
The Animal Health & ID Committee will receive updates on New World screwworm and Theileria from Kansas Animal Health Commissioner Justin Smith, DVM, and Kansas State University entomologist Cassandra Olds, respectively. The Tax Committee agenda includes a presentation by Varney & Associates staff on federal taxes and one by Kansas Rep. Adam Smith on state property tax policy. Those attending the Natural Resources Committee will hear from Casey Guccione, livestock waste management section chief with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, about groundwater nitrate monitoring and regulation, and KLA Vice President of Legal & Government Affairs Aaron Popelka about Conservation Reserve Program grazing.
Resolutions advancing through committees and councils will require final approval by the general membership at the end of convention. This policy will guide KLA officers and staff in 2027.
Materials for each meeting are posted here. Online registration will close at the end of the day November 15. To register, click here.