Governor Laura Kelly has declared May as “Kansas Beef Month.” The Governor was joined by the Kansas Department of Agriculture and other AG community members. Kansas Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Beam, says Kansas beef leads the Nation and the world in raising high-quality beef cattle and continues to expand the industry with innovative beef genetic advancements. They were speaking at Cross Country Genetics in Westmoreland.
Cross Country Genetics is an embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization, and donor care management veterinary facility. These practices involve giving cattle hormones, collecting and fertilizing eggs within the animal, or outside of the donor animal in a lab. The technologies used at Cross Country Genetics enable beef producers to maximize the genetic potential of their herd while increasing beef production and quality. Beef cattle contribute nearly $13 billion annually to the state’s economy, and the beef industry is the largest agricultural sector in Kansas.
