Cattle getting a morning drink of water. (Photo: iStock - Chester Leeds)

Waterers and watering systems: a handbook for livestock producers and landowners

  • By Hershel George │ Watershed Specialist, retired - Kansas State University Extension
Man at work on the tractor with hay baler. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #267996708 - Mirko)

Are you baling soil?

Cattle in winter beside bails of hay (Photo: iStock │ #152996510 - knapjames)

Preparing for spring grazing after a dry fall

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.)

Processing plant closures reflect tight margins

Cows graze a field in northeast Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)

BOIR and grazers have entered the limelight

A new field day on Oct. 17 is geared towards cattle producers and will be held at several research stations in the Stillwater area. Topics will include beef production, cattle and forage management, parasite control and production economics. (Photo by OSU Agriculture)

Livestock Calendar December 13 2024

A steer being cared for at home to finish weight. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

Dietary plan for steers

Cattle at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Feedlot wait for their feed rations from a truck driven by Sofia Canafoglia, a visiting scholar. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

High Plains cattle sales report