The Oklahoma State University Ranch Tour gives participants a first-hand look at some of the top cattle operations across the state. (Photo courtesy of OSU Agriculture.)

Counting cattle and calves across the U.S. and the High Plains

Corn silage (Courtesy photo.)

Panhandle cutting corn silage

Aerial View of a Cow Feed Lot in the Southern Midwest. (iStock │ #1279267170 - Jacob Boomsma)

Cattle on Feed shows uptick in numbers

Regina Bird

Heat and some moisture story of August

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.)

Temperature swings abound in the Plains states

A drone aerial photo of the Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center. (Photo courtesy of Emily Hanson, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.)

UNL delves deeply into cattle feedlot studies

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.)

High pressure brought the heat to the Plains

Macro Shot with Augmented Reality: IT Administrator Plugs in RJ45 Internet Connector into LAN Router Switch. Cables with Virtual Graphichs Showing Data Transfer. (Photo: iStock - gorodenkoff)

Nebraska honing ag data strategies