Despite a challenging season for Texas rice growers due to pests and poor prices, yields have been average and conditions look good for the second crop. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Heifer at Show-Me-Select sale in Kirksville, Mo. Photo by Sydney Winn, University of Missouri.

Cattle Markets Aug. 8th

Female farmer inspecting corn tassel in cultivated field. (iStock │ #1453064225 - BitsAndSplits)

Daily Cash Bids Aug. 4th

Cattle and other livestock can suffer from sun exposure, bacterial infections and increased activity of parasite-carrying insects during the summer. The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory offers guidance on what to look for and how to treat. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cattle Report Aug. 1

Kansas State University agriculture economist Elizabeth Yeager says double-cropped soybeans increase profits, and cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom says they positively influence soil characteristics, though not to the same degree as some cover crops. (Kansas State University Research and Extension)

Daily Cash Bids July 28

Angus cows and calves in green pasture. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Cattle Markets July 18th

Daily Cash Bids July 25

Cattle and other livestock can suffer from sun exposure, bacterial infections and increased activity of parasite-carrying insects during the summer. The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory offers guidance on what to look for and how to treat. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cattle Report July 18