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Wolf near Jackson, Wyo. Killed, 3 More Targeted for Killing Cows

One wolf from a pack that recently attacked cows to eat them on private land near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming has been killed and three more have been targeted to be killed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.

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Cattle Ranchers Still Recovering After 2011 Texas Drought

The year 2011 — the driest year on record in Texas — was the stuff of nightmares for area ranchers.

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USDA Allows Livestock Grazing on CRP in 4 Nebraska Counties

Drought has led officials to allow emergency haying and grazing on conservation land in four south-central Nebraska counties.

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2 Nevada Men Expected to Plead Guilty in Bundy Standoff

Two men are expected to plead guilty in Nevada this week to federal charges stemming from an armed confrontation with U.S. land management agents over grazing rights near cattleman Cliven Bundy's ranch, according to court records and their attorneys.

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Carcasses, Neglected Cattle Found in Iowa

Authorities have seized 36 head of neglected cattle from a farm near Winterset in Madison County, Iowa.

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South Dakota Cattle on Feed Up 5 Percent from Last Year

South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 220,000 cattle on feed on Aug. 1, up 5 percent from last year.

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Reservation Cattle Research in Need of New Funding Source

An effort to create a cattle herd and beef processing facilities on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation has run out of money and is in danger of ending.

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14 Cattle Dead After Vehicle Crashes on Rural Michigan Road

More than a dozen cattle that escaped overnight from their pens have been struck by vehicles after wandering into a rural road in Clinton County's Dallas Township.

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Tyson Foods Fined $263,000 After Amputation at Texas Plant

Inspectors fined Tyson Foods more than $263,000 for safety violations at an East Texas poultry plant where a worker's finger was amputated when it became stuck in a conveyor belt, federal officials announced Tuesday.

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Nebraskan Accused in Cattle Theft Case gets 2-year Sentence

A 53-year-old Lincoln, Neb. man accused of trying to sell stolen cattle has been given two years in prison.

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Oregon Crops Top $5 Billion in Value; Beef Leads Way

For the second year in a row, beef is Oregon's No. 1 agricultural commodity.

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Colorado Authorities Search for Livestock Shooter

Authorities in eastern Colorado are offering a reward for help finding the person responsible for shooting and killing cattle.

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Court: Identical Cattle Brands OK on Different Location

The Arizona Court of Appeals has weighed in on a topic that's older than the state itself: cattle brands.

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NY Conservation Officers Seek Bear that Attacked a Steer

New York state conservation officers are trying to trap a bear that attacked a steer on a southeastern Adirondack farm.

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New Hampshire Company Recalls More than 8,000 pounds of Beef

A New Hampshire company is recalling about 8,800 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.

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Wyoming Vet Lab Getting Biohazard Facility to Test Wildlife

Work is underway at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory to add a biohazard facility that will focus on the nasty diseases found in some Wyoming wildlife, like the plague and rabies.

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Health Department: 12 People Got Sick Eating Ground Beef

New Hampshire's Health Department says it's investigating an outbreak of E. coli bacteria associated with ground beef after 12 people got sick eating the meat since June.

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2 Bulls Escape Baltimore Slaughterhouse

Authorities say two bulls escaped a slaughterhouse in west Baltimore.

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Taiwan Lifts Ban on Canadian Beef After 2015 BSE Outbreak

Canada says Taiwan has lifted its temporary ban on Canadian beef, removing the trade barrier it imposed after an outbreak of mad cow disease in Alberta last year.

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Town Says Tyson Hampers Finding New Use for Closed Plant

Leaders in the northwest Iowa town of Cherokee want to see another company make use of the former Tyson Foods meat-processing plant just outside town, but they say the food company is making it hard to find a new tenant.

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Oregon Grass Seed Harvest Ramps up with Good Weather

After having to throttle down for more than a week due to periods of pounding rainfall and spotty hail, mid-Willamette Valley farmers put combines back to work in area grass seed fields over the weekend.

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South Dakota Cattle on Feed up 9 Percent from Last Year

South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 250,000 cattle on feed on June 1, up 9 percent from last year.

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Cops in Maine Shoot, Euthanize Escaped Slaughterhouse-bound Cow

Police in Maine shot and euthanized a slaughterhouse-bound cow that escaped from a trailer and ran into traffic.

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Wheat Harvest Still Calls Out to Converted Cattle Farmer

The wheat still calls a Kansas cattleman to harvest.

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Horse Slaughter Controversy Still Rages

A roadside memorial south of Balmorhea, Texas includes a metal sculpture of a horse in jaunty pose, a rusty cutout of a dozen steeds in full gallop and an old ranch saddle astride a cottonwood log.

Grain Lower, Livestock Lower

Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

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Groups Hope to Help Nebraska Farmers with Costco Contracts

Farmer advocacy groups have planned several informational meetings to help farmers if they decide to raise chickens for a plant proposed by Costco Wholesale in eastern Nebraska.

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Wildlife Officials Kill Wolves Wyoming After Calf Deaths

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has authorized killing four wolves after ranchers near Lander, Wyo. have had three verified livestock killings by the animals.

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Cattle Ranchers Want More Florida-grown Beef on the Table

Coming soon to your grocery store and dining table: steak from cattle born and raised in Florida.

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North Dakota Rancher Accused of Illegally Selling Cattle

A North Dakota rancher is accused of illegally selling cattle that were supposed to be collateral for a loan.

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Nebraska Community to Pay for Chicken Plant's Water, Sewer Study

Fremont, Neb. will pay for a study of water and sewer services at a proposed chicken plant site despite opponents' arguments that doing so violates state law.

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Judge Orders Rancher to Repay USDA $65K for Loan he Misused

A federal judge in South Dakota has ordered a rancher to pay back the U.S. Department of Agriculture $65,000 for a loan he misused.

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New Challenges Emerge for Cattle Ranchers After 2012 Drought

The beef industry is still rebounding from 2012's drought and now cattlemen are facing new challenges.

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Disease's Spread Blamed on Elk, Not Bison or Feed Grounds

Researchers say Montana elk are to blame for an animal disease spreading into new areas around Yellowstone National Park.

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State Looks to Sell Southcentral Alaska Meat Plant

The state is seeking a new owner for the only federally approved slaughterhouse in southcentral Alaska, as funding for the facility could run out this year due to legislative budget cuts.

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California Meat Inspector Sentenced for Falsifying Documents

Federal prosecutors say a California meat inspector who falsely certified that contaminated beef was free of E. coli has been sentenced to a year of home detention.

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Pilgrim's Pride Expands Recall of Cooked Chicken Products

Pilgrim's Pride is expanding a 5 million pound recall that federal food safety regulators say includes a variety of chicken products potentially contaminated with foreign materials.

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Former Perdue Foods Executive Rejoining as New President

The CEO of a Seaford, Delaware chicken producer and exporter has been hired to rejoin Perdue Farms Inc. as president of Perdue Foods LLC.

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Ranch Buy Adds to Huge Montana Wildlife Reserve

A huge Montana nature reserve added a 47,000-acre historic ranch to its patchwork of lands along the Missouri River on Friday, a significant step in a privately funded effort to stitch together a Connecticut-sized park where bison would replace livestock and cattle fences give way to open range.

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Tyson Breaks Ground on New Incubation Center in Arkansas

Construction is beginning for a new Tyson Foods Inc. incubation center in Springdale, Ark.

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Missouri Legislature Passes Tax Credits for Rancher, Slaughterhouses

The Missouri Legislature is sending a tax credit for cattle ranchers and slaughterhouses to the governor for approval.

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Australia Rules Out Sale of Cattle Empire to Foreigners

Australia's current government will never sell its largest cattle empire to foreigners, the treasurer said on Wednesday after blocking a takeover by a Chinese-led consortium.

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Tiny Nebraska Town Says No to 1,100 Jobs, Citing Way of Life

Regional economic development officials thought it was the perfect spot for a chicken processing plant that would liven up the 400-person town with 1,100 jobs, more than it had ever seen. When plans leaked out, though, there was no celebration.

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Australia Blocks Farm Sale to Chinese over National Interest

Citing national interest, the Australian government on Friday blocked a Chinese-led consortium from buying the nation's largest private land holding, a collection of Outback cattle ranches bigger than South Korea.

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Mexico Watches Out for Banned Steroid Clenbuterol in Food

Mexico is watching out for the banned steroid clenbuterol — on the dinner plates of its athletes.

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South Dakota Cattle on Feed Up 13%

South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 265,000 cattle on feed on April 1, up 13 percent from last year.

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Missouri Producers Reject Creating State Beef Checkoff

Missouri beef producers have soundly rejected an effort to establish a $1 per head beef checkoff fee.

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Maine Rep. Says Bill Harms Chicken Farmers' Free Speech

Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree says a spending bill approved by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee unfairly curtails the free speech rights of chicken farmers.

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Exec Delivers Message to Nebraska Farmers on Chicken Plant

Signs that said "We (heart symbol) Costco" were front and center during a Dodge County, Nebraska news conference held on a farm to discuss a proposed chicken plant that's drawn some local opposition.