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Modern beef grading should reward true value

Donnell Brown explains why modern beef grading should better reward red meat yield, marbling and production efficiency. Read More

The avian flu continues to be cited for an increase in egg prices. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
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USDA lowers 2026 red meat and poultry production forecast

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Beef on dairy webinar set for Aug. 26

Cow and calves. (SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences)

Shorten your calving season for a more profitable cow herd

  • August 17, 2026
  • By John Jaeger │ South Dakota State University Extension
Child feeds brown calf. (Adobe Stock-#276939086 │ Chepko Danil)

Ranch raised kids

  • July 17, 2026
  • By trent-loos

More than a century in the saddle at the Waggoner Ranch 

  • July 10, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

Peel headlines July 16 Beef-on-Dairy webinar

  • July 2, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
A lone cowboy is moving a small herd of cattle to a greener pasture, near Hatch, UT. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #366190283 - Bob)

Why rebuild the nation’s cattle herd?

  • June 26, 2026
  • By trent-loos
New World screwworm has dominated news cycles as ranchers and livestock economists say producers have been ramping up for the unwelcome pest. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Reports of NWS was not unexpected

  • June 19, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Naturally colored eggs are the result of hybrid crosses of birds. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

WASDE: Broiler production helps boost meat outlook

  • June 12, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Photo courtesy of Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management.

Center helps ranchers with their grazing lands

  • June 12, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
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