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Nashville, TN
February 9-11, 2026

Top Producer Summit brings together 650+ of the most progressive, high-performing farm professionals from the United States and Canada to learn from ag experts and to recognize remarkable farmers who have taken risks, built thriving businesses, and given back to their communities.

Live and feeder cattle futures were higher early Monday extending gains after Friday’s higher cash trade says Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
He thinks cash could be higher again this week.

Iowa State’s Beth Reynolds shares three winter management tips to help keep bulls healthy and ready to go to work.

The proclamation authorizes an 80,000 metric ton increase in in-quota lean beef trimmings imports in 2026. Economists say retail beef prices are unlikely to drop without impacting producers.

Five beef producers share their highlights from Nashville.

As carcass weights hit new highs, experts warn that efficiency gains bring unintended welfare risks in transport, feedlots and packing plants — and call for targeted investments, better infrastructure and data‑driven management of every animal.

Pattern recognition with artificial intelligence is helping cattle operations notice changes in cattle health, management and economics earlier.

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says after crashing Thursday on fears of a beef plant strike, cattle are recovering on higher cash.

Tight cattle supplies, delayed herd rebuilding and resilient beef demand point to continued market strength, with economists saying higher cattle price highs in 2026 are still on the table.

2026 is not the year the cattle cycle “fixes itself.” It is the year the industry learns how to ration a smaller supply base without blowing itself up.