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After years of margin squeezes and drought, cattle producers are seeing stronger profits — and facing higher tax bills. Here is how to keep more cash without compromising long-term liquidity.
Empire Ag founder Jonathon Haralson explains why solving operational drag, financial chaos and succession hurdles starts with the producer’s own physical and mental well-being.
As feedlot cattle get heavier, cow-calf operations face rising maintenance costs. K-State nutritionist Phillip Lancaster weighs the trade-offs of modern frame sizes and why terminal sires may offer the best path forward.
Clean books satisfy the IRS, but tracking revenue and expenses by enterprise gives ranchers the real-time data needed to make tough operational calls.
Leading Through Legacy: How Oregon Rancher Linda Bentz Blends Heritage, Family and Range Stewardship
From restoring 10,000 feet of riverbanks to transitioning leadership to her five children, Linda Bentz exemplifies stewardship across Oregon’s rangelands.
With cull values down $30/cwt in some regions, cow-calf producers must balance forage reserves against feeding thin cows for winter rebound.
Oklahoma State’s Derrell Peel says record-low cow culling and early signs of impulse heifer breeding suggest stabilization, but significant herd expansion will take time.
After $2.5 million in state spending and years of non-lethal experiments, California ranchers say the wolf issue is no longer about money but about fear, loss of control and the right to protect their herds.
Extended heat and low rainfall turn farm ponds into concentrated mineral brews. Here is how to evaluate water safety before intake and gains crash.
U.S. beef producers are enjoying unprecedented demand and prices. Yet a mix of persistent drought, shifting packer metrics and biosecurity risks are forcing a slow, hyper-targeted approach to rebuilding.
Chris Sherman of TechSupport.farm breaks down the biggest digital threats facing cattle producers this season and how to lock down your herd data and financial accounts.
In celebration of the 2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, NatGLC explores how Indigenous knowledge can build resilience across America’s rangelands.
We can’t control when it rains on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, but pairing a disciplined drought plan with virtual fencing has allowed us to double our pasture rest and protect our grass.
Strong markets can’t hide the fact many operations are short on help and short on heirs. Survey data and panelists warn that without a new plan for labor and succession, good outfits may simply age out.
During a Farm Journal TV exclusive, industry leaders break down the 2026 State of the Beef Industry Report and explain why long-term viability requires moving past short-term volatility toward disciplined, value-added supply chains.
Results from Farm Journal’s State of the Beef Industry Survey.
Tight cow numbers, softening demand and stubborn labor shortages define this year’s beef landscape. The next decade will reward producers who pair better data with better genetics — and never lose sight of the consumer.
Two years after the ‘3 Ps’ framework was introduced, market volatility and parched pastures continue to stall long-term heifer retention.
As public research funding declines, one of the beef industry’s leading voices calls for producers to help secure the future of genetic improvement.
A multi-year University of Illinois study puts hard numbers behind an old idea — hybrid vigor still pays in today’s cow-calf economics.
From a Saskatchewan homestead to the CBB boardroom, Glen Klippenstein built a Hereford dynasty — then helped rebuild an industry.
Under a FSA policy shift, beef operations recovering from natural disasters can now use cost-share funds to swap traditional wire for GPS collars.
In a rush to supplement dry pastures, producers are using old chemical containers to haul water — with lethal consequences for their herds
Four major agricultural organizations warn that flooding the market with 300,000 metric tons of discounted foreign beef threatens long-term food security and undermines ranchers rebuilding historic low herds.
High carryover stocks from May 1 offer a slight cushion, but a steep drop in expected 2026 alfalfa and grass hay yields points to a tighter winter feed supply.
From sorting bull EPDs to streamlining financial dashboards, here’s how to use technology to support — not replace — the cowgirl logic that builds generational legacies.