LARNED, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has announced a public hearing for ILS Feeders LLC’s proposed new feedlot in southeast Pawnee County. The hearing will be held Tuesday, March 25 from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. at the Larned Community Center.
The proposed feedlot near the Zook Community would have a capacity of up to 88,000 head of beef cattle weighing more than 700 pounds.
A public comment period on the application and a proposed new Water Pollution Control Permit will open Thursday and run through March 15, with written comments to be submitted to the KDHE Division of Environment, Bureau of Water at 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612-1367.
