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With record-tight supplies and record demand for quality beef, Red Angus leaders say the breed’s moderate, heat-tolerant cows and data-driven culture give it a unique lane as the U.S. cow herd rebuilds.

Resistance, hidden parasite losses and everyday management mistakes are undermining cattle performance.

As fed cattle weights hit historic highs, a surplus of fat trim is creating an unprecedented need for lean blending beef, pushing cull cow values to new records.

“I’m just a farmer in their way,” says Georgia producer Jeff Melin. “Force me to sell, take my land, and fly in the billionaires and big companies.”

Trump administration pauses announcement of new strategies to address record beef prices and support rebuilding the domestic cattle herd.

Cattle futures posted lower weekly closes and Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the action was a red flag to him since it came after record fed cash trade.

Years after her story first touched the agriculture industry, a suicide attempt survivor reflects on the reality of long-term healing and the power of uncomfortable conversations.

K-State Extension agronomists discuss improving forage quality as hay season approaches.

Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cash cattle trade hit record levels on Thursday and helped pull futures higher Friday. Grains are trying to recover from the big wash out with crude oil this week.

As the federal government settles with Agri Stats over data-sharing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary Brooke Rollins launch a high-stakes investigation into beef market concentration and potential price-fixing.