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Sun, heat and moisture can harm animals’ skin, but early care helps to keep livestock healthy.

Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle futures opened lower on Monday on follow through selling after the bearish reversals scored on Friday. Corn and soybeans fall with rains over the weekend in the Corn Belt.

As heat indices soar, how can you keep your livestock and pets safe during dangerous temperatures?

Portions of the central Plains, the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic will be in a heat dome by Tuesday. But first, those regions will see thunderstorms and heavy rains this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Kids aren’t the only one learning valuable life lessons at stock shows – parents do, too. Veteran show mom Emily Spray gets real about comparison, navigating disappointment and keeping the big things big.

As weather variability thins out Midwest pastures, opportunistic and toxic weeds are moving in. Iowa State’s Shelby Gruss highlights the top threats to livestock and how to spot them before they strike.

Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures saw some routine profit taking Thursday and early Friday despite some strong cash trade but the market feels heavy. Grains are rallying on weather or is it technical?