Kim Watson Potts

Kim has over 20 years of experience covering the cattle industry. Over the years, her writing has received awards from the American Agricultural Editors Association, Livestock Publications Council and American Business Media. A Texas native, she received her bachelor of science degree in agricultural communications from Texas Tech University in Lubbock and now resides in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband and sons.

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Develop a strategic deworming strategy now to reduce potential problems in the future
The World Organization for Animal Health is recommending that the U.S. risk classification for BSE be upgraded to negligible risk.
There’s interesting speculation about when and how the nation’s cowherd will start rebuilding.
With rising feed costs, the cattle industry looks at shifting to a forage-based production system.
Even with the farm bill in limbo, EQIP funds are available to producers to make improvements on their land.
Drought conditions continue to overshadow cattle prices as producers struggle to maintain herds, with many forced to sell off cows and calves.
Drought always presents a major challenge, but there are ways to get through it and survive another year.
Take advantage of strong cattle prices by implementing a market plan now to stay ahead of drought-forced sell-offs and the fall run.
Currently, cattle movement is limited to shuffling to new pastures, with no major herd sell-offs occurring yet.
Officially it’s still spring, but the Western half of the U.S. continues to struggle with drier weather, which is spreading into the Plains.