Kansas needs a cheese plant, senator says
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback said Friday that Kansas needs to attract a major cheese processing plant.
The Republican candidate for governor said that dairies and cheese production facilities were an agricultural business area of growth the state should pursue.
“A Brownback Administration will roll out the welcome mat for dairies to come or expand in Kansas,” he [...]
Kansas Governor Appoints Two
The governor has appointed Lynda Foster and Rabecca Harris to the Kansas Dairy Marketing Advisory Board. Foster, Fort Scott, will serve as a representative for Kansas dairy producers while Harris, Inman, will represent dairy processors.
Foster has been an active member and contributor to the Kansas dairy industry for over 30 years. Co-managing more [...]
Family dairy remembers priorities
By Jennifer M. Latzke, High Plains Journal
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“Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe His commands, His laws and His decrees that I am giving you this day.” Deuteronomy 8: 11.
The plaque hanging in the office of Forget-Me-Not Farms, Cimarron, Kan., greets all visitors with this [...]
Kansas Dairy selected to give virtual farm tour
Royal Farms Dairy of Garden City has been named one of only eight dairies to give a virtual farm tour presentation at the 2010 World Dairy Expo, the world’s premier dairy conference, Sept. 28 – Oct. 2 in Madison, Wis.
As a virtual tour presenter, Royal Farms Dairy will give a 30-minute pictorial overview of their [...]
Southwest Kansas opportunities for dairies
By Jennifer M. Latzke, High Plains Journal
Kansas is the land of wheat fields and cattle feedlots. It’s known for sunflowers, Dorothy Gale, and now–dairies.
The Kansas Department of Commerce is currently reaching out to large dairies looking to relocate into agriculture-friendly communities through its Kansas Dairy Initiative. As a part of that initiative, KDC and the [...]
Dodge City avoids recession
CNN recently ran a story on why Dodge City, Kansas has avoided the recession that has impacted so many U.S. cities and communities. View this story and see why Kansas is Dairy’s New Frontier for not only your dairy, but your family.
Dodge City avoids recession
Kansas Dairy Tour highlights three dairies
The Kansas Department of Commerce and the western Kansas Rural Economic Development Alliance (wKREDA) hosted a day-long bus tour, designed to showcase Kansas as an ideal location for dairy farmers. About 25 dairy producers attended the tour and came from a variety of locations, including Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia and Saudi Arabia.
Participants visited Royal Farms Dairy [...]
Advocates say Kansas ideal for dairy industry
Published 3/26/2010 in Local News
By SHAJIA AHMAD
sahmad@gctelegram.com
Though many dairy producers nationwide have been struggling to stay in business during the economic recession, Kansas dairy advocates say now is a prime time to open a dairy farm and that the Sunflower State is the ideal location to do so.
Organizers with the Kansas Dairy Initiative — an [...]
Southwest Kansas Dairy Tour
The Kansas Department of Commerce and the western Kansas Rural Economic Development Alliance (wKREDA) are inviting dairymen, business leaders and journalists to participate in the Southwest Kansas Dairy Tour, which is designed to showcase Kansas as a prime location for dairy farming, March 25 in Finney and Gray counties.
The day-long bus tour will take participants [...]
County paves way for cheese factory
ERIC SWANSON
Dodge City Daily Globe
Step by step, local officials are working on bringing a cheese-processing plant to Dodge City.
The latest piece of the puzzle fell into place Monday, when the Ford County Commission designated the Dodge City Industrial Park on the east side of town as a recovery zone. The cheese-processing plant, which would be [...]
