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Beef, Cow Calf, Drought, Farmland, Horses, Lacey Vilhauer, Land, Ranchland, Real Estate, Southern Region, Texas

More than a century in the saddle at the Waggoner Ranch 

Two veteran cowboys reflect on over 100 years of history, change and tradition at Texas' Waggoner Ranch—the largest ranch under one fence. Read More

Dave Bergmeier
Columns, Dave Bergmeier, Editorials, Editors, From the Editor, Opinion

Stressors all around—optimism, too

New World screwworm has dominated news cycles as ranchers and livestock economists say producers have been ramping up for the unwelcome pest. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Animal Health, Arkansas, beef, Colorado, Cow Calf, Dave Bergmeier, Editors, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Seedstock, South Dakota, Texas, USDA, Wyoming

Reports of NWS was not unexpected

Photo courtesy of Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management.

Center helps ranchers with their grazing lands

  • June 12, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Hereford cows grazing (K-State Research and Extension)

Building better cows

  • June 11, 2026
  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service
Montana State University Extension

Ag profitability podcasts launched

  • May 21, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial

End goal in mind when raising calves 

  • May 8, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott
Producers of any experience level are encouraged to attend The Oklahoma Grazing School, a two-day workshop held May 11-12. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Oklahoma Grazing School valuable for new and experienced producers

  • April 15, 2026
  • By Oklahoma State University Extension
Combining by Walters, Oklahoma.

Stewardship and profitability intertwined

  • April 14, 2026
  • By JaNae Barnard
Brian Sebade, a lecturer in the UW Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, teaches a lesson on rangeland plants as part of UW Extension’s 2022 Ranch Camp at the Broadbent Ranch. (Photo by David Keto.)

UW Board of Trustees approves bachelor’s in ranch management and ag leadership

  • December 5, 2023
  • By Brooke Ortel │ University of Wyoming

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