[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by midgetlover

The water used at the plants for the cattle is recirculated water that is run thru their own filtration system, that is what that round tank is that youo could see while driving past National Beef that had the KSU logo on it, well that was part of the water that they used. Cargill uses the same system both call it Waste Water and they are placed in DAF tanks to skimm the excess off and sent back thru the system to reuse. Cargill has a much larger system than National. That is so UNTRUE! They cannot use wastewater to process food! The tank with the KSU logo on it is the hot water storage tank. It is POTABLE hot water, not recycled wastewater!! The DAF tanks (dissolved air flotation) are used to collect solids and grease so they are taken out of the waste stream. A lot of these salvaged products are utilized as rendering or cosmetics bases. The reason that Cargill has a larger system than National, is because Cargill treats their own waste, then places it in their own lagoons, and hauls the crap out to dump on our land. National on the other hand, they send all of their waste to the City of Dodge City, which eventually ends up in the lagoons South of town!

National get a huge tax break from the city because every other week they have to "PIG" the sewer lines running from National beef to the south dodge smalll waste water. (its off trail the only way i know how to get there is turn off underpass west on trail and then turn left down the next road its at the the end off the dead end road to your right real small.) They should have to pig it, since they are the ones that are plugging it up! They shouldn't get any tax break for that, because it is something that the City would have to pay for. That is the old wastewater plant. It nows feeds directly to the pipelines to be transported South to the City lagoons.


The plants dont always buy supplies from out of town. Gears from Curtis, motors and parts from IBT (who is making a killing from both places), Young Electric is there OUTSIDE electrical contractors for them. National Beef also using an outside electrical contractor for larger jobs also which is also a local contractor (National Beefs contractor has a home office in california but they are open in this town). They both rely on outside refrigeration contractors when needed which are local businesses. They use local trucking companies to haul cattle to the plant. I can keep going if you wish................... They buy emergency parts when they have to, because they cannot get the service from out of town like they can here in DC. They buy steel, chemicals, safety supplies, etc, all from out of town. They also use a lot of service companies and labor from out of town. Again, unless it is an emergency, then they want the locals to "kiss their asses"!

They didnt build the plants here to buy outside the local economical base. They utilize what is around them to help the city also. Just a token!


Why dont you show your disapproval of the plants here buy not attending anything that Dodge City Days puts on. Cargill and National are the biggest sponsors for it. They do have bbq's in the park. Dont stop at there booths. Better yet dont eat the meat that will show them. Worst meat I have ever eaten was at the DC Days barbecues! I am sure they were just cleaning out the freezer! They have to spend a little money back to the area, to keep people like you thinking you need them!

We need the plants to survive. Like we need a poke in the eye with a stick! Not me! I don't need them!

And that's my thoughts and opinions on that!