Insight From Kansas Farm Bureau

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I was a sophomore in college when Sept. 11 happened. Like everyone else, I remember a lot of confusion in the aftermath of that day. It wasn’t until about a week later when a letter from my father drove home the impact.
“The world has forever changed,” he wrote. That’s the line that stuck in my brain nearly two decades later. My dad wasn’t prone to hyperbole. He didn’t make grand, definitive statements. Of course, his blunt assessment then was correct.
Unfortunately, my father’s words hold true for today’s current crisis.

Greg Doering

Rachael Boyle, Phillips-Rooks District Extension Agent Agriculture and Natural Resources

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With temperatures warming up and green grass emerging in the pastures, it won’t be long before producers will be getting ready to move livestock to pastures. Which also means it’s time to give routine vaccinations to protect livestock from having health problems due to infectious diseases. The proper handling of vaccines is vital to assure the product is effective. Improper handling can cause the product to be useless.

Rachael Boyle

First Presumptive-Positive COVID-19 Case identified in Rooks County

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According to a Facebook post from the Rooks County Health Department on Sunday, April 5th, the first presumptivepositive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Rooks County. The possible case was identified this past Sunday with testing sent to LabCorp on March 27, 2020. LabCorp, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found this to be a presumptive-positive case. The result must be verified by the CDC lab and treated as positive pending confirmation. (A case is considered to be “presumptive-positive” until it is verified by the CDC.)
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