Success StoryFilson Livestock Equipment



Filson Livestock Equipment

Author: Douglas Shepherd

Planning Unit: Hardin County CES

Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture

Plan of Work: Integrated Livestock and Forage Systems

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

In March and April 2017 several regional cattlemen's associations shipped numerous loads of hay, feed, fencing, posts, etc. to Protection, KS in a wildfire relief effort.  One of our leaders happened to visit a livestock equipment booth at the National Farm Machinery Show in February 2018, looking for additional and specialized livestock handling equipment for our new Livestock Events Center that was under construction at the time.  Just so happened the booth visited was Filson Livestock Manufacturing, located in Protection, KS.  Their sales reps on hearing that our cattlemen's association was one of the groups that provided supplies to them in the aftermath of the wildfires that impacted their operations; shared our story with the owner.  The owner responded by providing us all the livestock handling equipment we needed at cost and would deliver it to us freight free, due to the impact our cattlemen had on their community.  As a result we were able to acquire substantially better and more livestock handling equipment at a much reduced price.  Filson also sent the sales rep, who spent two days with us, setting up the equipment in our new facility.






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