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Heavy carcass weights are here to stay 

  • March 16, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Pictured are, from left, (front row) Taylee Velasquez, Hugoton; Justine Johns, Minneapolis; Adalaide Kline, Colby; Baylee Shultz, Berryton; Teagan Sturdy-Milliken, Lyndon; Sierra Cargill, Medicine Lodge; (second row) Brooke Falk, Harveyville; Shane Flach, Manhattan; Luke Kaiser, Grinnell; Gatlin Clawson, Meade; Nick Higgason, Olmitz; Jack Roenne, Great Bend; Skye Schumaker, Pratt; (back row) MaKala Fitzsimmons, Cunningham; Nick Nowak, Ellis; Quinton Porter, Hays; James Brack, Moscow; Brady McComb, Pratt; Hannah Grund, Wallace; and Casey Giffing, Ulysses. (Courtesy photo.)

KLA’s 20th Young Stockmen’s Academy meets in February

  • March 14, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
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.)

Some regions of High Plains received rain

  • March 12, 2026
  • By Brad Pugh
(Photo courtesy of AGCO.)

Massey Ferguson double baler receives AE50 award

  • March 11, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
(Photo courtesy of Kubota.)

Kubota adds high-capacity small square balers

  • March 11, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
(Courtesy of JCB.)

JCB’s 4TS Teleskid is built for power and reach

  • March 11, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
Texas Wheat Producers Board and Association

Texas Wheat implements small grain silage assessment

  • March 10, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial

Futures had a brief tumble yet calf market is resilient

  • March 5, 2026
  • By jerry-nine
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