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Monday, Feb. 9, 2026

National/International

Are Record Carcass Weights Pushing the Supply Chain to Its Limit?
2/6/26 Drovers
AJ Tarpoff encourages the industry to consider welfare investments — comfort, health, mobility and heat mitigation — as economic investments with real returns in performance and risk reduction.

State/Regional

Kansas Sorghum welcomes Rudd as 2026 Collegiate Fellow
2/6/26 High Plains Journal
Carson Rudd is a sophomore at Kansas State University, where he is studying agricultural economics and building a strong foundation in food and agricultural policy. A native of Flora, Indiana, Rudd grew up adjacent to production agriculture, and found a passion for agriculture through FFA and high school agriculture classes.