Unused tissue punches, at top, will be loaded into this applicator to punch out a tissue sample from the ear of a calf. The samples will be sent in for DNA testing.
For hundreds of years, cattle ranchers chose animals to be the parents of the next generation based on observing how they looked on the outside.
The Roschewski family of Imperial keeps a cookbook of recipes, some of which date back four generations, while others are simply found recipes the family enjoys and want to pass down to their child
Imperial Beef not only provided the 800 ribeye steaks for a May lunch at Chase County Schools two years ago, but staff from the feedlot and from one of the animal health companies they work with also helped at the grill. On grill duty were, from left, Jake Thieszen, assistant nutritionist for Foote Feedyards; Ben Cooley, Zoetis representative; Matt Jenkins, yard manager for Imperial Beef; and Jared Samber and Zach Conine, both with Zoetis. — Johnson Publications File Photo
In the Midwest, beef is a popular main dish on many menus at home. During the school year it’s also one of the more popular items on the menus students prefer.
Katelyn Leibhart is home from Oklahoma State University. Leibhart is taking her classes online and working at Nutrien Ag Solutions. — Megan Kelley | Johnson Publications
A handful of college students from Chase County Schools (CCS) are back in the area due to on-site classes being moved online because of the coronavirus.
Paisley, a heifer purchased from Vision Angus, is the most recent addition to 16-year-old Baylor Struckmeyer’s herd.
There’s always uncertainty about the future, but these days that seems especially true.
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