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Mann and Moran host ag undersecretary Lindberg

Congressman Tracey Mann and Senator Jerry Moran welcomed USDA undersecretary Luke Lindberg to Kansas to learn about state's ag industry. Read More

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KC Fed economist offers cautiously optimist ag outlook

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OBBBA: Webinar shows big effects on taxes

  • September 5, 2025
  • By David Murray
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Import restrictions will weigh on cattle markets

  • May 23, 2025
  • By dave-bergmeier
Even with tariffs on the landscape, cattle prices are forecast to remain high through 2025, according to a recent World Agricultural Supplies and Demand Estimates report. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Tariff impacts meant a tempered livestock price report

  • April 25, 2025
  • By dave-bergmeier
October 2023 is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness month. (Photo courtesy of U of A System Division of Agriculture.)

Trump, tariffs and ag economics

  • March 7, 2025
  • By Vance Ehmke
As the year nears the end several packing plants announced plans to close as animal protein supplies remain tight and margins are thin, according to agricultural economists. This photo was taken near Dodge City. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Processing plant closures reflect tight margins

  • December 13, 2024
  • By dave-bergmeier
Cheatgrass is Wyoming's No. 1 invasive weed. (Courtesy photo.)

Wyoming study: Invasive weeds take economic toll

  • December 6, 2024
  • By HPJ staff

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