Few businesses have tighter profit margins than cow-calf operations, and with the rising costs of feed, fuel and labor, managing the financial side of a beef operation has never been more critical.

Gross inputs to US refineries exceeded 17 million b/d in each of the past 4 weeks, according to the US Energy Information Administration. That's a level not previously reached since EIA began ...

Refinery inputs reached a record-high of 16.8 million b/d in each of the past 2 weeks, exceeding the previous record from summer 2005, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Inputs at ...