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Proactive management at calving sets the stage for healthier, more profitable cattle. (K-State Extension news service)
Cattle Report, Just a Scoopful, Opinion

Square sorting pen not a fit

"I have said it before, but I want to say it again. I will never build another square pen. It is too easy to do it with angles in every direction." Read More

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)
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Breaking down the breed: Jersey Giant 

The Fairbanks family: From colonial Massachusetts to the Flint Hills 

  • July 17, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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Water is livestock’s best friend when heat is on

  • July 17, 2026
  • By jerry-nine
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Ranch raised kids

  • July 17, 2026
  • By trent-loos

County fair: An American tradition

  • July 16, 2026
  • By Kylie Reiss
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Rains fell on northeast Texas and other regions

  • July 16, 2026
  • By Curtis Riganti
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Conservation, grazing, and forage situation

  • July 15, 2026
  • By Matthew Diersen │ South Dakota State University Extension
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Finding a solution for illegal immigrants

  • July 10, 2026
  • By jerry-nine

More than a century in the saddle at the Waggoner Ranch 

  • July 10, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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