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Naturally colored eggs are the result of hybrid crosses of birds. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Chickens, Dave Bergmeier, Editors, Livestock, Poultry

WASDE: Broiler production helps boost meat outlook

Latest WASDE report has boosted poultry production and that helped boost the meat outlook, Dave Bergmeier writes. Read More

Photo courtesy of Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management.
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Center helps ranchers with their grazing lands

Illustration by Luke Waldron.
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Impact of Iran war pressing input costs

The latest cattle on feed report, issued May 22 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Agricultural Statistics Service, was about what most ag economists expected. This file photo is from Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC, taken in 2024. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Cattle on feed report aligned with industry expectations

  • June 5, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Livestock producers have seen favorable prices, but Extension analysts say they need to stay on top of expenses. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Livestock industry urges producers to follow protocol

  • June 4, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Dave Bergmeier

Wheat harvest will be a tough one

  • May 29, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Dave Bergmeier

A time of reflection

  • May 27, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Cattle feedlot (K-State Research and Extension)

Cargill begins lockout at Colorado beef plant

  • May 22, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Grim reaper leaving mark on western Nebraska wheat crop

  • May 20, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

USDA: Poultry production expectations raised for 2027

  • May 15, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Wheat tour confirms dismal expectations

  • May 15, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
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