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High Plains Slaughter Report

The High Plains area weekly weighted average direct cattle sales results for the week ending Dec. 14, reported receipts of 75,455 head compared to 57,974 head a week ago and 62,831 head a year ago, according to the USDA Livestock Poultry and Grain Market News Division, St. Jos... Read More

Temperature and precipitation patterns varied sharply across the country with eyes on Northwest, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Temps and precipitation varied sharply across country

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High Plains cattle sales report



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.)

Uneven precipitation and colder weather finds the Plains

Eligible producers can tap into $12 billion aid program

Grain Report

As cows age, their metabolism can change, K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster said. (Photo: K‑State Research and Extension)

High Plains cattle sales report

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.)

Moisture brought improvement made in drought-related regions

Pictured (left to right) during the 2025 Rounders Awards Ceremony at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces: 2025 recipients Jim Keith and Randy Huston, and New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte. (Photo courtesy of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture)

New Mexico recognizes Keith, Huston

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.)

Meaningful rain fell in parts of the High Plains

New Mexico Department of Agriculture

New Mexico latest state to report EHM/EHV-1