MANHATTAN, Kan. — If a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak occurs in the United States, the day-to-day operations and how beef producers do business will be different.

“During that time, things will change and the entire industry is going to have a new normal,” said Kelly Oliver-Halbleib, animal health planner at the Kansas Department of Agriculture. “You will not be shipping and receiving at the same volume.”

One of the best things about livestock producers is their problem-solving skills.

“Those problem-solving skills shine when we start discussing how we are going to get items on and off the operation safely,” said Oliver-Halbleib during a webinar hosted by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

A Secure Beef Supply Plan has two main components — a written portion and a map.

“If yo

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