BORCK PRESENTED STOCKMAN OF THE YEAR

     The Livestock and Meat Industry Council at Kansas State University honored cattle feeder and past KLA President Lee Borck of Manhattan as Stockman of the Year during a dinner last night (3/6) in Manhattan. More than 250 livestock producers and university officials were on hand to hear tributes to Borck from Beef Marketing Group (BMG) Chief Executive Officer John Butler, CattleFax Executive Vice President Randy Blach, K-State Alumni Association Chief Executive Officer Amy Button Renz and Knight Feedlot owner and past KLA President Kenny Knight. KLA Executive Vice President Dee Likes served as master of ceremonies.
     Borck remains chairman of BMG, which has a one-time feeding capacity of 300,000 head. He also is the president and a partner in Innovative Livestock Services, a venture capital company that owns feedyards.
     He has held volunteer leadership positions at K-State in the College of Agriculture, Alumni Association, Athletic Department and College of Veterinary Medicine. Borck is chairman of the Kansas 4-H Foundation and is a current board member of the Kansas Bioscience Authority.
     The Blue Rapids native is a member of the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. He also won the National Cattlemen’s Foundation Vision Award in 2009.

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