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Dodge City Roundup Rodeo to add announcer

By Ted Harbin  The sounds of Dodge City Roundup Rodeo are changing. For the first time in nearly two decades, the biggest rodeo in Kansas will add a second announcer to compliment veteran emcee Boyd Polhamus. The Roundup will add the soothing sounds of Andy Seiler to this... Read More

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Bales should be removed from the field to avoid damage to existing forage and the hay itself. (U of A System Division of Agriculture courtesy photo by Dirk Philipp)
Cattle grazing out on summer pastures can be susceptible to tick exposure said the experts at the K-State Beef Cattle Institute. (K-State Research and Extension news service)
Cattle in pasture (University of Missouri File photo)

Tall fescue adds to heat stress in cattle

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Gov. Laura Kelly addresses attendees at a Walmart event in Olathe. (Courtesy photo.)
K-State researchers are studying the connection between pain and the pace at which cattle eat. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Eating while in pain

  • By Lisa Moser │ K-State Research and Extension news service