OSU study links Eastern redcedar spread to higher tick populations

Keeping cattle well fed and watered helps to keep them healthy. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

U.S. Cattle on Feed shows 2% increase

A tray of packaged raw beef ribs, with more trays of meat in the background at a grocery store. (iStock-#2160294496 │ nastya_ph)

Cost of meat labeling

CO2 atmospheric pollution concept with dirty brown clouds spelling CO2 above a layer of pristine white clouds in a blue sky. (Adobe Stock-#274848147 │ fotogestoeber)

Depopulation follows insanity

Heavy rains in causing flooding in the Midwest causing problems for grain and cattle farmers. These cattle have moved up to dry ground as water levels quickly rise. (iStock │ #1147191171 - JJ Gouin)

Texas A&M VET Team deployed

A herd of cattle grazing in South Dakota. (iStock │ #184885392 - RiverNorthPhotography)

Rhoden order to help hay haulers

Drought Monitor map - August 6, 2026

Heavy rains in portions of the High Plains and Midwest

Pivit, circle irrigation in an agriculture field along highway 138 near Orvid, Nebraska. (Adobe Stock-#604130167 │ Bob)

Twenty-five years of U.S. irrigation data shows shifting trends at the county-level