Upcoming Regional Meetings Have Been Scheduled For May
Kansas Cattlemen’s Association (KCA) in association with Multimin USA will host a series of regional cattlemen’s meetings in May. The first of the two events will take place on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6:00pm in Dodge City, KS. The meeting will be held at Winter Livestock, 1414 E. Trail St. The other meeting will be Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 6:30 pm in Marysville, KS. The meeting will be held at Marysville Livestock, Inc., 1180 US Hwy 77. A free USA-Beef meal will be served at
Land Grabs of Many Kinds Become Hot Topics Throughout the Countryside
Kansas Cattlemen’s Association has been tracking and researching the 30x30 initiative introduced as part of President Biden’s Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home & Abroad Executive Order. The order reads: Section 216 “Conserving our National Lands and Waters states: Conserving Our Nation’s Lands and Waters. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and t
KCA Welcomes New Board Members
On April 16, 2021 the KCA Board of Directors seated newly elected board members Larry Kendig, Joel Ireland, and Gus Bartlett. Outgoing members included Greg Davis, Nicole Pfrang, and Andrew Miller. The election of new officers took place resulting with Riley Robbins being elected as KCA President, John Ney as Vice-President and Joel Ireland as Secretary/Treasurer. Larry Kendig started farming in 1968 with his father on the family farm, which his great grandfather homesteaded
Colorado Ballot Initiative: Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffer & Exploitation
Agriculture in Colorado is facing a battle of all battles. A ballot initiative proposed, currently known as Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation (PAUSE), is causing waves throughout the state. Proponents Alexander Sage of Broomfield, and Brent Johannes of Boulder, penned the proposed changes to the criminal cruelty to animal statutes. The initiative includes livestock and would criminalize some actions that are currently accepted animal husbandry practi