Despite record-high cash costs of $780 per head, surging calf prices pushed average profit margins up by $614 in 2025.

With cattle prices at record highs that also puts a premium on keeping livestock healthy. Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, an associate professor and beef Extension veterinarian at Kansas State University, said when ...

The lore, dedication and determination of having a cattle and calf operation may have lost their luster, but not their value. In 2022, according to the Census of Agriculture of the U.S. Department ...

K-State beef cattle experts explain economic drivers and how mature cow size may need to be different across segments in the ...

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Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of soybean vastly outnumber its 400,000 head of cattle, cows raised for beef and ...

It’s a typical scene during a cattle drive—a mob of cows and calves being moved from spring pastures to summer range, or from one range pasture to the next, or gathered to bring home in the fall—with ...

Beef futures reach multi-year highs while production costs climb. Tyler Schau explains why flexible hedging beats rigid ...