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K-State beef stocker field day slated Sept. 29

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Beef cattle economic outlook, ongoing issues surrounding the transportation and cattle industry, and improving efficiency through feeding strategies and cattle comfort are among topics planned for the 2022 Kansas State University Beef Stocker Field Day on Thursday, Sept.

Labor Day travel tips revolve around safety

By Denise Groene Better Business Bureau dgroene@bbbinc.org Indications are that this year’s Labor Day will see more Americans hitting the road than during the previous two years. The American Automobile Association predicts 39.2 million will travel over the holiday weekend - 3 million more than last year.

Some Kansas counties selected for abortion amendment recount

By Dylan Lysen and Blaise Mesa Kansas News Service Some Kansas counties are rushing to collect staff and start a hand recount of abortion amendment votes after an advocacy group demanded a partial recount despite a decisive loss. The nine counties selected for the recount have just five days to finish the process.

Drought assistance offered for Kansas livestock producers

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds drought-impacted producers in Kansas that they may be eligible for assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). ELAP provides financial assistance for water transportation and for above normal costs of transporting feed to livestock or transporting livestock to forage/ grazing acres.

The bearcat has us trained

Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Our cat has us trained; or maybe I should say, “We’re his humans.” Since The Bearcat has lived here, we’ve noticed he most always has a method determined to have his way. If he’s hungry he sits at the patio door and meows until we let him in; then goes to the refrigerator, looks up at it, then back at Margie or me, until we get out his cat food.