Cattle on pasture. (Adobe Stock │ #112955460 - Nazzu)

2026 Three-State Beef Conference: What producers need to know to stay ahead in today’s beef industry

  • By Sherry Hoyer, Erika Lundy-Woolfolk, Chris Clark │ ISU Extension and Outreach
Cattle move between a field planted to a cover crop and a grass pasture. Producers in the Southern Great Plains must balance forage type and quantity with grazing duration to make grazing cover crops economically viable. (Paul DeLaune/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cattle Report

Courtesy photo.

National Western Stock Show basks in tradition

You’re invited! High Plains Journal invites farmers, ranchers to Crops & Cattle Conference

Hereford and Angus cattle owned by K-State Purebred Beef Unit. (K-State Research and Extension)

High Plains Slaughter Report

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.)

Heat dome brought warmer temps for holiday season

Rollins unveils new priorities for USDA in 2026

A cowboy on a horse surrounded by livestock during a cattle drive. (iStock │ #477413769 - johnrandallalves)

Cattle Report