Wyatt Bechtel

Wyatt Bechtel is associate editor for Beef Today and Dairy Today.

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A Kentucky cattle company and veterinarian are alleged to have shipped more than 60,000 cattle without proper health inspections and falsifying documents for at least 600 different certificates.
A juvenile wolf has been killed in Washington after its pack was found repeatedly preying on cattle grazing federal land.
One death and 17 illnesses have resulted from an E. coli contamination that has forced Cargill to recall more than 130,000 lb. of ground beef.
A former ranch employee has been accused of digital cattle rustling in Texas after falsifying records in emails and impersonating another person in emails.
Wildlife officials in Washington have approved a kill order for wolves that have been preying on livestock. This is the second time this has happened in less than a month.
E. coli is responsible for forcing a recall on ground chuck sold in Florida at Publix Super Markets after 18 people became sick.
A male wolf in Washington has been killed by wildlife officials after its pack preyed on cattle three times in August.
A rancher from Montana was sentenced to two years in prison and must pay back $2.1 million to a bank he defrauded out of money for cattle loans.
A man who stole a pickup and gooseneck trailer from a deceased rancher in Oklahoma has been sentenced to serve time in prison.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved a kill permit for a wolf pack responsible for killing at least four calves this summer.