Cowley County Livestock Association

09/04/2026

This is such a great event in our little community! CCLA is proud to be sponsoring the dinner.

JUSTIN McKEE IS COMING TO DEXTER!

One of the highlights of Back to the Valley 2026 will be an evening with Justin McKee!

Join us Saturday, October 3, for the CCLA Beef Dinner at 4:30 p.m., followed by Justin McKee at 5:30 p.m.

If you follow rodeo, agriculture, or the Western way of life, you know Justin McKee. This is going to be a great evening of good food, great stories, and rural Kansas fellowship.

Tickets are $30 per person, or reserve a table of 8 for $240. Only 300 tickets are available, so don’t wait!

Get CCLA Dinner information and tickets at https://dexter.revtrak.net/school-store/back-to-the-valley/ #/list

08/05/2026

Local producers: This is a great opportunity offered through Extension!

UPDATE: Program is FULL - thank you all!

Cow Camp is Back!

If you or someone you know is involved in the beef industry, mark your calendar for Cow Camp on September 9–10, 2026, in Hays, Kansas!

This two-day, hands-on educational event is designed to give beef producers practical tools they can take home and put to work immediately. Through a combination of classroom sessions, live demonstrations, and small-group learning, participants will gain research-based knowledge while connecting with K-State specialists, industry professionals, and fellow producers.

Topics include:
- Beef cattle nutrition
- Growth-promoting implants
- Vaccine handling & cooler construction
- Neonatal calf care
- Reproductive management
- Meeting with your lender & agricultural finance
- Prescribed burning
- Fly & tick control

One of the highlights of Cow Camp is the hands-on experience. Participants will rotate through interactive stations to practice implanting techniques, build a vaccine cooler, learn calf care skills, and explore reproductive management—building confidence through real-world application.

📅 September 9–10, 2026
📍 K-State Agricultural Research Center – Hays, KS
💲Cost: $80

Learn more and register here: https://www.wkrec.org/events/cow_camp/

Know someone who would benefit from this event? We'd love your help spreading the word! Feel free to share this post and help us connect more producers with this great learning opportunity.

07/30/2026

Make sure to mark this down for your Saturday afternoon!! You don’t want to miss it!!

05/16/2026

The Cowley County Livestock Association is proud to recognize Landen Larson as a 2026 CCLA Scholarship recipient!

Landen plans to attend Kansas State University pursuing a degree in Ag Business with hopes of becoming an agricultural lender helping support farmers and ranchers in the future.

Young people like Landen represent the future of agriculture, and we are proud to support students who are continuing their education while staying connected to the ag industry and rural communities.

Congratulations, Landen — we wish you the very best as you begin this next chapter!

05/16/2026

The Cowley County Livestock Association is proud to recognize Kennedy Holcomb as a 2026 CCLA Scholarship recipient!

Kennedy has spent much of her life involved in 4-H and the livestock industry, building a strong passion for agriculture, leadership, and youth involvement along the way. She plans to continue her education at Redlands Community College pursuing an Ag Business degree as she works toward a future in the agricultural industry.

We are proud to support young people like Kennedy who represent the future of agriculture and the western way of life. Congratulations, Kennedy as you graduate from Dexter today— we can’t wait to see where your future takes you!

05/16/2026

The Cowley County Livestock Association is proud to help sponsor the upcoming “Back to the Valley Festival” happening October 2nd & 3rd in Dexter, Kansas!

This exciting community event is centered around hometown pride, agriculture, tradition, music, and bringing people back together to celebrate the roots that make rural Kansas so special.

One part we are especially honored to support is the keynote luncheon speaker, Justin McKee. Justin is a nationally respected voice in agriculture and the western industry, and we are incredibly proud to help bring someone of his caliber to our area.

At the Cowley County Livestock Association, we believe supporting events like this is one more way we can serve our members and invest back into our rural communities. Agriculture is more than an industry — it’s people, heritage, leadership, and connection — and this event represents all of those things.

We encourage everyone to mark their calendars and support what is shaping up to be an incredible weekend for Dexter and the surrounding communities.

04/06/2026

🐄🌾 Calling Future Ag Leaders! 🌾🐄
The Cowley County Livestock Association is proud to offer TWO $500 scholarships in 2026 — one for a boy and one for a girl — to students continuing their education in agriculture-related fields!
✅ Post-secondary education
✅ Trade school
✅ Certificate programs (AI school, equine dental training, farrier school & more!)
Eligibility:
✔ Cowley County resident
✔ High school graduate or graduating in 2026
✔ Furthering education in agriculture
📅 Application deadline: May 1, 2026
If you have a passion for agriculture, this opportunity is for you! Help us spread the word by liking and sharing 💚🌱

Apply here: https://forms.gle/jLi9MQHP8ZXPyKkPA

03/04/2026

Bull Soundness Clinic – Saturday, March 28th

We’re excited to serve our cattle producers with a dedicated Bull Soundness Clinic on Saturday, March 28th. Our goal is to help as many of our current cattle clients as possible get their bulls ready for breeding season. To reduce waiting time for the bulls, please call 620-442-8619 to reserve your time slot.

Producers may bring up to 4 bulls for:
✔️ BSE (Bull Semen Evaluations)
✔️ Routine vaccinations
✔️ Deworming
✔️ Trich testing

✅ Pricing is listed on the flyer
✅ No additional chute fees
✅ Additional semen evaluations reduced pricing per head after the 1st bull.

We are grateful for the opportunity to support our local cattle producers and look forward to helping you prepare for a successful healthy herd this year!

We appreciate any help getting the word out about this event!

02/14/2026

Big News for Our Ag Community!

Because of the incredible support from our first annual Cowley County Livestock Association Gala, we are proud and excited to announce that agriculture scholarships will be launching this spring!

The success of the event allowed us to move forward with awarding:
• $500 Scholarship – Female Recipient
• $500 Scholarship – Male Recipient

These scholarships are designed to support ag students pursuing any form of agricultural education — not just traditional college. Whether it’s trade school, certification programs, livestock training, or other ag-related opportunities, we want to invest in the future of agriculture right here in our community.

We are currently working on the application and will have details available soon.

This is a huge step forward, and it wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors, donors, and community members who believe in the next generation of agriculture.

Ag kids — your future matters, and our community is behind you.
Stay tuned for application details coming soon!

02/13/2026

What an incredible night our first Cowley County Livestock Association Winter Gala turned out to be!

Because of your support, generosity, and community spirit, the event was a huge success — and we couldn’t be more grateful.

And guess what… we’re already getting excited to do it again!

Planning is officially underway for next year’s gala, and we look forward to building on the momentum, growing this event, and continuing to support the future of agriculture and our local youth.

Thank you to our sponsors, donors, and everyone who showed up to make our first year unforgettable. We can’t wait to see what year two brings!

Stay tuned for details as plans come together!

— Cowley County Livestock Association