The Stark family adapts grazing plans, hay use and pasture rotations to keep cattle fed through drought, while carefully managing water, fencing and forage resources.

The American Royal will debut events at its new Kansas City, Kansas, facility, ending 127 years in the West Bottoms location. Shows begin mid-September with expansion planned.

Dr. Ken McMillan evaluates dehorning options for a mature cow -- including banding, horn tipping, and cosmetic surgery -- while strongly emphasizing pain management and recommending polled genetics to avoid the issue in future herds.

The 2026 Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle conference will bring producers, researchers and industry professionals to Des Moines on Nov. 10-11 to learn about beef reproduction management.

A lawsuit contends the Trump administration didn't follow required legal procedures in adopting the 2025 to 2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. How important is it for the government to observe procedural niceties?

Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 4 directing agencies to review cattle and beef policies, but the order makes no immediate policy changes.

Iowa's Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program, expanding to include a total of 28 counties, quickly exhausted its $1.5 million budget in 10 days, prompting an additional $2.1 million allocation to meet overwhelming producer demand.