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Monitoring for summer pneumonia in calves

In the winter, it is common for people to have a cold or respiratory illness, but sickness in the summer often catches people unprepared. In much the same way, cattle producers may be surprised when their calves show signs of respiratory distress during the summer before they are weaned, said the veterinarians at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.

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Metalhead mower finds Dodge City Globe medallion

Whitney Hodgin Dodge City Globe It was just another day at the office for Scott Leonard, or rather, another hot afternoon carefully mowing around the trees and bushes near the end of the Gunsmoke walking trail between the University Training Center (formerly Saint Mary of the Plains College) and the Dodge City YMCA. That’s when something caught his eye under a rather large evergreen.

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