From market moves to New World screwworm, stormy weather to high diesel prices, there is a firehose of news for cattlemen to stay up on as we barrel towards the end of 2026.

So today, DTN’s Senior Livestock Editor Jennifer Carrico is taking over part of the show, bringing us conversations with two leading cattle handling experts to teach us about proven practices that advance animal health, welfare, and beef quality.

We’ll hear from Curt Pate and Lindsay Waechter-Mead to tackle those topics, and then we’ll sit down for a chat with Jenn herself to hear about her latest reporting on cattle industry news.

If you talk to top farm business managers in North America today, most will have heard of or attended TEPAP, Texas A&M’s premier Executive Program for Ag Producers.

While this program has been around for more than 50 years, demand from participants has increased in recent years as everything from finances and insurance to technology and cyber security have gotten more complex and demanding for farmers and ranchers.

That’s why today, DTN’s Farm Business Editor Chris Clayton is sitting down with Mark Welch, director of TEPAP, to take us behind the curtain of this program. They’ll discuss how the program works, what producers can expect to learn, and why hundreds of growers from around the world have found it a worthwhile investment.

Learn more about TEPAP or sign up at https://tepap.tamu.edu/

Polling places in many states are already open.

Voters have just days left to cast their ballots, which will decide the makeup of the U.S. House and Senate as well as key state-level offices from governorships to commissioners of agriculture.

Key races in this year’s midterms will also decide the makeup of both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees who are still working on passing a farm bill that’s now three years overdue.

And at this point in the season, many races in key farm states are looking unexpectedly competitive, with political allegiances shifting in ways that would have been unbelievable mere months ago.

To help us understand the lay of the land, we’re sitting down with DTN Ag Policy Editor Jake Zajkowski, who’s been watching these races closely, and tracking the administration response from Washington.