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SAFETY, DESIGN TOP PRIORITIES, DESIGN TOP PRIORITIES
SAFETY The Midwest Cattleman · October 22, 2020 · P11

WHEN DESIGNING CA
WHEN DESIGNING CATTLE PROCESSING FACILITIESTTLE PROCESSING FACILITIES

K-State experts say facilities should be safe for te experts say facilities should be safe for
K-Sta
people and cattlettle
people and ca
Many a rancher will say there And Weaber said that starts
is nothing that tests the bonds with evaluating your current set-
of a relationship more than pro- up.
cessing cattle together. Between “Look at the age of the facility
the quick movements of the and the types of materials with-
calves and the short tempers of in the structure,” Weaber said.
the humans it can be a trying ex- continued on page 22
perience for all.
One way to help ease some of
the potential for frustration is
to make sure cattle are worked
through good facilities.
Remodeling or overhauling
cattle facilities was the topic of
discussion on a recent Kansas
State University Beef Cattle In-
stitute Cattle Chat podcast fea-
turing K-State veterinarians
Bob Larson and Brad White, beef
cattle extension specialist Bob
Weaber and special guest Chase
DeCoite, beef quality assurance
director with the National Cat-
tlemen’s Beef Association.
“It is important to know how
you are going to use your facili-
ties when planning a remodel of
them,” DeCoite said.

4th Annual Fall
Highland Cattle Auction
Heartland Highland Cattle Association
Saturday,
December 5th, 2020 10AM

Parsons Livestock Market
25012 N. Hwy 59, Parsons, KS
$5.00 entry fee at the door

Selling Registered,
Unregistered, and
Crossbreed Highland
Bulls, Cows, Calves,
and Steers
www.HighlandAuction.com

For info contact:
Mike at 505.228.7438 or
505.948.3695
Gloria at HHCA
call 417.345.0575
text 417.733.3201
heartlandhighlandcattle@gmail.com
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