Beef producers will need to be patient

Preparing your operation for tough markets and better days ahead

Calves can get their best foot forward at branding time. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Working together can offer humorous moments

Cattle grazing crop stubble. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

Cattle market remains strong

Cows and their fall-born calves out on pasture (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

Cultivating a sense of humor

Photo courtesy of the American Hereford Association

Kirk memorial service showed Christian values

Tibbets Sioux cattle. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Extension.)

Cattle futures fell during a tough week on several fronts

Cattle from the Gardiner Angus Ranch have benefited from rangeland improvement that has also improved habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken on this 20,000-acre tract south of Ashland, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Keep an objective view of the cattle market