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Cattle in feedlot in West Texas. (iStock │ #174479340 - dhughes9)
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High Plains cattle sales report

High Plains average direct sales reported 63,095 head of cattle selling for the week ending Sept. 7, according to USDA reporting services. Read More

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Livestock’s latest pest not a one-hit wonder

Eggs that have been in your fridge for a few weeks will peel easier once hardboiled. The larger the egg, the easier it should be to peel as well. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)
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Egg and broiler production expected to increase in early 2026

Is DNA testing worth the cost, effort? 

.S. Sen. Jerry Moran pauses for a moment during the Kansas Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Leadership Breakfast during the Kansas State Fair on Sept. 6. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Ag lawmakers: Farmers feel pinch of tariffs

USDA aid available for flooding and wildfire losses

Broiler chick held by Rebekah Drysdale, a Ph.D. student in the poultry science department for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Paden Johnson)

Calcium tests in poultry offer chance for improved feed efficiency

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
PROBIOTICS — A resilient strain of probiotic for both poultry and swine was co-developed by researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and recently released as a direct-fed additive. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

New direct-fed probiotic for poultry, swine commercially released

Cattle in feedlot in West Texas. (iStock │ #174479340 - dhughes9)

Livestock Calendar September 12 2025

Cattle Report Sept. 12

Nursing calf, credit dashcorsch with courtesy from Pixabay.

Managing—and feeding—heifers to grow cattle herd