Kansas Greenlights Mega Feedlot in “Sensitive” Water Area

Kansas Greenlights Mega Feedlot in “Sensitive” Water Area

Merrill Cauble grew up in the cattle industry, so he knows a little something about raising cows. In Pawnee County, Kansas, Cauble has witnessed what he calls a “deterioration” in the county as smaller farms have been swallowed by massive feedlots. When a realtor asked Cauble about selling his land to Innovative Livestock Services (ILS) for the company’s planned 88,000-head feedlot, he didn’t even think about it — no way would he sell his proper…