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Kansas State University livestock judging team won national champion honors at the 2024 North American International Livestock Exposition Judging Contest in Louisville, Kentucky. (Courtesy photo.)
Judging, Livestock

K-State livestock team claims national title

K-State animal sciences and industry students win Livestock, Meat and Meat Animal Evaluation national championships in 2024. Read More

Members of the national champion meat animal evaluation team from Kansas State University are from left (back row) Benjamin Archer, Ty Knodle, Chanse Mullinix, Ethan Hyers, Sam Stickley, Cole Murphy and Kyla Mennen; (middle row) Blake Bruns, Logan Topp, Logan Buhrman, Hayden Deno, Ava Perrier, Jacob Klaudt, Zane Redifer, Riley Coates and Emerson Tarr; (front row) coaches Payton Dahmer and Chris Mullinix; Sadie Marchiano, Katelyn Wallace, Kylie Schakel, Olivia Gerloff, Quinna Molden, Bailey Lavender, Chevy Vaske, Hailey Gillespie, Sydney Stolee, Lauren Thompson and coach Travis O’Quinn. (Courtesy photo.)
Ag News, Judging, Livestock

K-State crowned national champion meat animal evaluation team

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
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K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day scheduled for March 1

Kansas State department of animal science head Mike Day (at left) and distinguished alumnus Dr. Bob Smith, DVM. (Courtesy photo.)

Smith named distinguished alumnus

  • November 21, 2023
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