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Futures had a brief tumble yet calf market is resilient

The cattle market has been a run-and-gun market with most all stocker and feeder buyers evidently betting on a better market. Read More

Central Region, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, Stocker, Wheat

UNL to look at dryland research in High Plains

Winter adds to calving stress, but there are ways to mitigate some of that stress, according to Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, DVM. (Photo courtesy of AdobeStock.)
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Healthy cows and calves crucial to success

Cattle in feedlot in West Texas. (iStock │ #174479340 - dhughes9)

Dairy’s influence on beef industry noted in cowherd numbers equation

A look at the King of the Ring contest at Winter Livestock in Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

High Plains cattle sales report

Cattle in a pen at Hy-Plains Feedyard LLC, Montezuma. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

High Plains cattle sales report

Dave Begmeier

Numbers don’t lie: Cowherd expansion has yet to materialize

Cattle gain a higher amount of lean tissue early in the cattle feeding period and deposit more fat as they age, according to K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster. (K-State Research and Extension)

High Plains cattle sales report

Easing of drought conditions will help boost livestock production. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Rebuilding the herd will take time

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

Rollins presses Mexico to stop spread of New World screwworm

Even with tariffs on the landscape, cattle prices are forecast to remain high through 2025, according to a recent World Agricultural Supplies and Demand Estimates report. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Tariff impacts meant a tempered livestock price report