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Beef

Family beef company connects with consumers, expands partnerships

Blake Albers notes his family roots and today Albers Craft Meats continues a tradition of meeting consumer needs, David Murray writes. Read More

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Two Colorado ranches to receive over $343,000 for wolf depredation 

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Cow Calf

Cattle herd shrinks, prices go higher

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The skinny on what your hay bales really weigh

Cotton field harvest (Photo: iStock - Jacob Mathers)

Company launches product for cotton growers

Livestock News

Grazing cover crops with beef cattle increases soil organic carbon stocks and potassium concentrations in grazed plots, according to a study from Kansas State University. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Geneticist outlines promise of gene editing

Lidoband castration bands are impregnated with lidocaine to reduce the discomfort associated with band castration. It is effective for 42 days in calves weighing up to 250 pounds. This spring, Lidoband will be available for calves up to 1,000 pounds. (Courtesy photo.)

Company unveils product to help band castration in calves

Regional Roundup

Grilling steaks on flaming grill (Photo: iStock - rez-art)

2025 Arkansas Beef Council project proposal

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Montana scientist receives Lyme research grant

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Home & Family

Close up of The four leaf clover (Trifolium repens) is a rare variety of the common three leaf clover. (iStock │ #1715156370 - Galeh Nur Wihantara)

St. Patrick’s Day: Time to rock your shamrock knowledge

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Time to plant potatoes in Kansas

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Spring gardening checklist

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Harvest all season long with succession sowing

Tool and Tech

Cotton field harvest (Photo: iStock - Jacob Mathers)

Company launches product for cotton growers

Lidoband castration bands are impregnated with lidocaine to reduce the discomfort associated with band castration. It is effective for 42 days in calves weighing up to 250 pounds. This spring, Lidoband will be available for calves up to 1,000 pounds. (Courtesy photo.)

Company unveils product to help band castration in calves

A corn crop from northeast Iowa. (Courtesy photo.)

New corn trait stack will hit rootworms hard

Dripping outside tap in summer showing a conceptual water ban or shortage 3d render (Photo: iStock - studio-fi)

Hopper retires from HPWD board of directors