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MANHATTAN, Kansas — Together with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, the Kansas Department of Agriculture participated in a trade mission to Mexico in November 2021. During the trade mission, Kansas cattlemen Daniel Mushrush of Mushrush Red Angus, Strong City, and Craig Guffey of Swearngin Ranches and CG Cattle, Lawrence, along with Dr. Sara McReynolds and Suzanne Ryan-Numrich, KDA, worked to build relationships and expand international marketing opportunities for purebred beef cattle genetics in Mexico.

ELDERCARE INC. provide Friendship Meals to promote better health for older Kansans.

AS THE secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, I regularly talk with farmers, ranchers, agribusiness owners, and other stakeholders across the state. Sadly, the issues of ag stress, mental health and even suicide have been at the forefront of many discussions over the past three years.

ASIDE FROM producing milk, cows manufacture another nutritious ingredient for soil health — manure. In mid-November, two non-profits got together to tell farmers about the advantages of, partnering with local dairies.

Located at 609 E. First in St. John, Kansas. St. John Clinic is open from 8:30am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins with urgent care needs will be accommodated. Dr. Frederick J. Farmer, III, D.O., A.M.E., specializes in family medicine, aviation medicine, and wilderness medicine. St. John Clinic is also staffed with a physician assistant Monday through Friday. St. John Clinic services include family medicine, routine exams, school/sports physicals, pap smears, urgent care for illness and injury, referrals to specialty physicians, influenza and pneumonia vaccinations, administration of injectable allergy medications. As one of the area’s few aviation medicine specialists, Dr. Farmer also provides pilots with annual physicals required to retain their license.

OVERLAND PARK, KS – Adams Brown, a leading regional CPA and business advisory firm, acquired Overland Parkbased Kane, Mitchell and Co., LLC (KMC) effective December 1, 2021. Adams Brown and KMC have synergy in areas that matter most — providing clients with strategic business solutions and supporting desirable career growth for a diverse team.

WASHINGTON — Nearly three in ten Americans say their top concern is paying for basic needs or the cost of goods due to inflation, according to a new poll from Monmouth University. Overall, the number of respondents who said it is easy for them to pay grocery bills dropped by 13 points in the past two years, the Monmouth researchers said.