Each year, several thousand dogs enter the U.S. for resale or adoption. In a recent Hogs on the Hill article, NPPC chief veterinarian Liz Wagstrom wrote that it’s time to sound the alarm on importing rescue dogs.

Larry McMurtry’s epic novel about cowboys, cattle drives and grizzled Texas Rangers bore some similarities to real-life Texas pioneers and cattle drovers Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving.

The governments of nearly half the U.S. states are in agreement of the North American Meat Institute’s petition challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12.

Federally inspected weekly slaughter has fallen in the past three weeks 20,000 to 25,000 head below late Feb. and early March levels. Cleaning and plant maintenance is the primary factor for the smaller head counts.

President Biden is preparing to announce a $2.25T infrastructure plan on Wednesday. It’s aimed to fuel funding for America’s roads, waterways, broadband and the electric grid, but there’s also a focus on climate.

Injured Texas Trooper Chad Walker has ties to the fair as his family shows livestock. So, the Limestone County Fair Association livestock sale turned into an opportunity to raise money for the Walker family.