August 2026

GRAZING — Part of a herd grazing at the Livestock and Forestry Station in Batesville, Arkansas. Taken April 16 2019. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo y Mary Hightower)
Agronomics, Arkansas, Livestock, Midwestern Region, Tools and Tech

New online tool helps ranchers forecast operation economics

Ranchers now have a new online tool that allows them to make decisions to ensure the financial health of their cattle operations. Read More

Cash Bids, Corn, Grain Markets, Grain Report, Grain Sorghum, Markets, Soybeans, Wheat

Cash Bids

Cargill grain elevator in East St. Louis, Missouri. (Journal photo by David Murray.)
Corn, Crops, Grain Markets, Grain Report, Grain Sorghum, Markets, Soybeans, Wheat

Grain Report

Photo courtesy of Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management.

Cattle Report

Sorghum field in Kansas. (Adobe Stock │ #188992018 - MarekPhotoDesign.com)

Schedule change for Sorghum Connection Field Days

Beef cattle in South Dakota beat the summer sun next to a man made pool while taking break from grazing in the pasture. (iStock-#2251402213 │ RyanJLane)

High Plains cattle sales report

Yields look promising as baling is starting on the first crop of hay across Central and East Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

State-By-State Hay Markets

Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)

Kansas Hay Report

Producers can reduce hay loss with proper storage, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Charles Ellis. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Spradley, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)

Area Hay Prices

Photo courtesy of Unsplash

Jumpstart busy school mornings with make-ahead breakfast burritos

Calves (Journal photo by Jennifer M. Latzke)

The economics of creep feeding