This time of year, the fields in Goshen County, Wyo., should be lush and green. Instead, the grass is nowhere to be found — and neither is the water. A historic drought stretching from Wyoming to Nebraska is pushing beef producers into some of the hardest decisions of their careers: sell the cattle they’ve spent generations building or hold on and hope the rain comes. Torrington Markets: A Slow Season Turned Crisis At Torrington Livestock Markets, the signs of the crisis are

In the traditional dairy model, the “dog” was the milk check, and the “tails” were the secondary byproducts like whey or bull calves. But as we move through 2026, the roles have flipped. According to Phil Plourd, president of Ever.Ag, the U.S. dairy industry is currently navigating a unique era where alternative revenue streams and consumer health trends are not just supplementing the milk check — they are driving the entire strategic direction of the farm. In a recent deep d

According to Corey Gillins, chief milk marketing officer for Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the dairy industry isn’t just changing — it is right-sizing. In a recent candid conversation, Gillins laid out a roadmap of an industry in the midst of a profound transition. It is a story marked by a sobering decline in the number of farm families, but countered by a resilient surge in efficiency, strategic diversity and a sophisticated approach to risk the industry has never seen be