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Beef Month celebrated with Governor’s Proclamation and statewide consumer campaign

Kansas Beef Council celebrates Beef Month with Governor’s Proclamation and statewide consumer campaign. Read More

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Rain bypasses critical areas of need in the Plains

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Mizzou’s FAPRI notes separate path for grain and beef producers



Cattle feedlot (K-State Research and Extension)

Lower March placements contribute to smaller feedlot inventory

  • April 21, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff

Registration open for the 2026 BIF Symposium and Convention in Boise

  • April 16, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff
Rapid drought degradation unfortunately dominated much of the High Plains region, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Continued drought degradation noted in much of the High Plains

  • April 9, 2026
  • By David Simeral
A cowboy on a horse surrounded by livestock during a cattle drive. (iStock │ #477413769 - johnrandallalves)

Webinar scheduled to discuss Nebraska cattle health

  • April 4, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff
Ribeyes graded as "prime" in the grocery butcher case. Taken May 3, 2025. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo.)

Carcass traits can help guide ranchers, K-State researcher says 

  • April 4, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott

Experts share how beef cow size, heavier carcasses influence beef at K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day 

  • April 3, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott

Cozzens gives economic analysis for livestock, feed sectors during CSU webinar 

  • March 27, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Extreme weather added drought pressure to High Plains

  • March 26, 2026
  • By Rocky Bilotta
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