Livestock Risk Protection

Beef, Cow Calf, economy, Government, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock, Livestock Markets, USDA

USDA launches Ranchers First Initiative to support beef producers 

USDA Ranchers First Initiative targets cattle herd rebuilding, beef processing and support for beginning and veteran ranchers. Read More

Hereford and Angus cattle owned by K-State Purebred Beef Unit. (K-State Research and Extension)
Animal Health, Beef, beef, Drought, Livestock

Risk management strategies to consider for your herd

Beef, Dairy, Feeder, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock, Livestock Markets, Seedstock, Stocker

USDA updates livestock and dairy insurance programs for 2027 

Cattle outlook: Peel predicts more high prices, tight supplies for 2026 

Woman farmer touches the ears of wheat on an agricultural field. (Adobe Stock │ #560983445 - scharfsinn86)

Nebraska to have ag women conference

Max Irsik

Navigating a red-hot cattle market

Cattle prices expected to remain high in 2025 and 2026

Expectations for cattle markets in 2025 

Clay Burtrum (Journal photo by Bill Spiegel.)

Managing risk in livestock production

Livestock (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter.)

USDA launches workshops on livestock risk management products 

(Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

All Things Beef workshop series set in Afton