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Polled Hereford tour set for Aug. 11
Kansas Cattle producers are invited to attend the 2007 Kansas Polled Hereford Tour, Aug 11 in south central Kansas. The first tour stop will be Carver Polled Herefords, owned by Orville Carver near Augusta at 9 a.m. on Aug 11. The tour will proceed to S&S Farms, owned by Jeff and Holly Smith of Windom. Oak Creek Farm, Matt Stucky, will also display cattle at S&S Farms. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Veterinarian Holly Smith along with a Kansas State University professor will speak about Hereford $ Profit Indexes during the meal. At 2:15 the group will travel to Hutchinson, Kan to tour the Kansas Underground Salt Museum. After viewing the museum and touring the salt mine, participants will meet at the Best Western Sun Dome for the evening. At 6:15 p.m. the 2007 KPHA Annual Meeting and Banquet will feature a Certified Hereford Beef dinner. Tour sponsors include Deer Trail Implement, McPherson County Farm Bureau, Countryside Feed LLC, Walco, Sunflower Bank, Sunflower Insurance, Zietlow Distributing, Pankratz Implement, Hutchinson Commission Company, Farm Credit Services of Central Kansas, Nutritional Systems and Genex. To make your reservations for the banquet and information about the tour contact Kim Schmidt, KPHA secretary/treasurer, at kansaspolledherefords@yahoo.com or 785-363-7557. Tour schedule Saturday, Aug. 11 --9 a.m.: Carver Polled Herefords, Augusta; Located 3 miles west and 2 miles south of Augusta; --10:15 a.m.: Depart Carver Polled Herefords; --11:45 a.m.: Arrive at S&S Farms, Windom; Located 4 miles north and 5 miles west and .5 miles south of Inman. (Will also include lunch with educational speakers.) --2:15 p.m.: Depart S&S Farms --2:45 p.m.: Arrive at the Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Hutchinson; --5:15 p.m.: Depart Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Hutchinson; --6:15 p.m.: Annual Meeting and Banquet, Best Western Sun Dome, South Hutchinson; --CHB meal S; --Election of directors; --Special speakers.
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