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Livestock producers have seen favorable prices, but Extension analysts say they need to stay on top of expenses. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Beef

Stay focused on production costs

With closures and realignments n the processing industry, livestock economists say it is a good time to look at costs, Dave Bergmeier writes. Read More

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.)
Livestock

Processing plant closures reflect tight margins

Producers will need to keep their soybean plants healthy in 2025, researchers say. (Photo courtesy of AdobeStock.)
Soybeans

Attention soybean growers: Disease pressure



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

Iowa Corn welcomes international trade teams

Dairy cows

Iowa dairy industry doubleheader Nov. 1 to 2

Dairy calves (Photo: Taylor Husz - Maryville, Missouri)

Webinar to focus on dairy facility design in a changing climate

Large round bales in a field near Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

75 years of change found in hay industry

Dairy Cow (Photo courtesy of ARS.)

Dairy industry working its way through avian flu cases

The High Plains Aquifer provides 30 percent of the water used in the nation’s irrigated agriculture. The aquifer runs under South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

OSU campaign to spur growth in groundwater industry

Portrait of three generations of men working on the family farm. The senior man, his adult son and grandson are standing together in a lush, green field of rows of potato plants. (Photo: iStock - kali9)

Iowa farm transition conference Feb. 8-9

A combine harvesting soybeans. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Incredible soybean story continues to shine