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All classes of cattle and futures prices moved higher for the week ending March 1. April live cattle closed at the highest level since early November.

Ranchers should be concerned about policies that infringe on public land grazing and limit use of a valuable resource in the name of climate change.

Galen and Lori Fink were recognized as Kansas Stockman of the Year by the Livestock & Meat Industry Council at Kansas State University.

While the Smokehouse Creek Fire rapidly became the state’s largest in history, four other wildfires are burning in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle area. (Additional images contained in story.)

Drovers’ cowboy columnist believes “there was value beyond economics to the agriculture of my youth, with chicken houses to be scooped and cows to be milked and gardens to be tended.”

Chelsey Erdmann openly admits that she is not mechanically inclined and likes the business side of farming and ranching better in this week’s podcast episode.

Sold: Integrity for the price of 12 cedars and a single oak in farm country.

A new collaborative effort is helping fund rapid investigations of unexplained morbidity or mortality events in animals – unexpected deaths or illnesses that could signal emerging animal disease threats.

Comparing cutout values across USDA quality grades and Certified Angus Beef® brand carcasses provides the quality pricing component of fed cattle values for grid and many formula sales.

Cattle feeding margins improved significantly the past month, crossing into positive territory last week. Beef packers continue to struggle with tight supplies. Pork producers reach breakeven.