Kansas Ag Statistics (KAS) will continue to report cattle prices from auction markets at Salina and Pratt through the end of this month as a long-term funding source is identified. The extension resulted from KLA meeting with KAS and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) to discuss the importance of this information to the cattle industry and potential funding options.
The availability of reports from Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Commission Company of Salina and Pratt Livestock is being threatened by general fund budget cuts at KDA and KAS. KLA asked USDA to consider picking up part or all of the funding for the reports. Discussions between KLA, state agency leaders and federal officials will continue to focus on a solution.
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