Sale barns in Dodge City. Southwestern Livestock in the foreground with Winter Livestock Auction in the background. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Options for beef producers have evolved over the years

Tom and Marlysue Holmquist team up every February to welcome newborn calves to their farm near Smolan, Kansas. During extreme winter conditions, their kitchen doubles as a refuge. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Holmquist kitchen for family, friends, and newborn calves

Dry weather pattern hits the Plains

Bar S Ranch Inc., Paradise, Kansas, won reserve grand champion pen of three heifers at the 2024 National Western Stock Show's Angus Pen and Carload Show, Jan. 13, in Denver, Colorado. The April 2023 heifers posted an average weight of 870 pounds and are sired by Sitz Barricade 632F. The trio earlier won late calf champion. Adam Sawyer, Bassett, Nebraska; Doug Stevenson, Laurel, Montana; and John Toledo, Visalia, Calififornia, evaluated the two carloads and 22 pens. (Photo courtesy of Legacy Livestock Imaging.)

Angus genetics showcased at 2024 National Western Angus Pen and Carload Show

Photo courtesy of the American Hereford Association

New Hereford website launched

Ferguson Outpace. (Courtesy photo.)

Ferguson Angus uses data-backed decisions

The 2023 Cattle U Cattleman and Cattlewoman of the Year award winners were Shayne and Chance Wiese of Manning, Iowa, and Dr. Tera R. Barnhardt, DVM, of Johnson, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

2024 Cattle U award nominations and call for education open

National Cattlemen's Beef Association

CattleFax forecasts continued producer profitability with herd expansion ahead