Feeders are looking for opportunities to add capacity, if it is feasible. This photo was taken during a King of the Ring competition several years ago at Winter Livestock, Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

High Plains cattle sales report

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

Stay focused on production costs

Feeding time with cows (PHOTO: courtesy of Kansas State University Research & Extension)

Livestock Calendar December 20 2024

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