The impacts of the cold weather experienced in Kansas and surrounding states in early February will not be forgotten anytime soon and will leave lingering effects. The bull battery often does not get close attention during the winter months and some may have lacked adequate bedding or wind protection needed to prevent scrotal frostbite. Older bulls with pendulous scrotums seem more prone to issues than yearling bulls.

Tuesday my phone started going off alerting me of a tornado warning. Soon the fire/tornado whistle started to sound. Then our tornado/storm alert system in our building sounded. It is March and the time when Kansas begins their storm season.  
This past week was tornado alert week. We all received the alerts, schools and businesses practiced going to the basement and reviewed what to do if a tornado was coming. All good and important but have you taken the next step? Are you and your home prepared?

SENATE HIGHLIGHTS

Hello from Agra! This past week, the Legislature reached its halfway point known as Turnaround Day. Turnaround marks the last day for non-exempt bills to be considered in their house of origin. The House’s focus will now shift primarily to working bills that were passed by the Senate during the first half of the session, while the Senate takes up the bills that the House passed. The House devoted this last week to floor debate, working a total of 68 bills. Those bills now go to the Senate for consideration.