Sometimes things are exactly what they seem. For example, if a governor chooses to mandate masks in their state, that is likely what they are doing. Realistically, there is no tyrannical undertone to such a mandate, it is simply what they believe is best for the people at the time. Robust price discovery in the fat cattle market is incredibly difficult to achieve in full faith with the current system. There are a multitude of factors causing this, but packer consolidation and

For TJ Mills and Emery Mills of rural Moline, showing cattle is more than just “showing cattle”. This summer the boys haven’t allowed a world pandemic to slow them down any. They’ve been busy both in and out of the show barn. They have practiced their speech skills, judging skills, and studied for Skillathon contests this summer while staying busy with their livestock projects. The speech contests they’ve entered generally focus around livestock topics. They both spend hour

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) has now been confirmed in 10 counties in Kansas. KDA’s Division of Animal Health continues to respond to the outbreak that began in south central Kansas in mid-June and has now expanded its reach to the north and east. More than 60 premises have tested positive for VSV in Butler, Chase, Cowley, Greenwood, Marion, Miami, Montgomery, Morris, Sedgwick and Sumner counties. In addition, KDA is