The Northern Plains continues to have very dry conditions and over the last month has progressively worsened to a D4 or exceptional on the drought monitor.
While it's still fresh in your mind, now is the time to make changes to your farm or ranch record keeping system. There are many programs available to help you organize your financial information.
NASS reports in the 2017 Census of Agriculture that 36% of U.S. farms have beef cows, with the average herd size 43.5 head. Smaller operations, however, are declining.