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Dave Begmeier

Numbers don’t lie: Cowherd expansion has yet to materialize

  • August 8, 2025
  • By dave-bergmeier
"Just A Scoopful" - Jerry Nine

Timely rains and a strong cattle market

  • August 8, 2025
  • By jerry-nine
Dave Bergmeier

Busy stretches add meaning to life in different ways

  • August 8, 2025
  • By dave-bergmeier

Grain Report August 5 2025

  • August 7, 2025
  • By Heather Noll
Sunset over a farm with old barn near Bentonville Arkansas. (iStock │ #1483119255 - Patrick Jennings)

Auction Calendar August 8 2025

  • August 7, 2025
  • By Heather Noll
Current with today’s cattle cycle, average days-on-feed have extended, and carcass weights are reaching all-time highs—equating to increased dressing percent, but not necessarily more pounds of saleable beef. (Courtesy photo.)

Livestock Calendar August 8 2025

  • August 7, 2025
  • By Heather Noll
The AgSite Assessment Tool (University of Missouri)

Free MU tool can help plan for flooding, other risks

  • August 7, 2025
  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Drought Monitor map - August 5, 2025

Drought map shows more rain in the High Plains

  • August 7, 2025
  • By Richard Tinker │ NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
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