Wyatt Bechtel

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

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An expansion to a Texas Panhandle packing plant will add 800 more head per day in slaughter capacity, primarily for cull cow and bull processing.
The Togo wolf pack has attacked five cattle in the past 10 months, which meets the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s lethal removal policy threshold but there are no current plans to euthanize the wolves.
A wolf pack that has killed cattle in Washington has been approved to be handled with lethal action by wildlife officials.
A wolf pack in Washington that has preyed on cattle six times in the past 10 months and three times in 30 days will not be euthanized in the near future after activists groups filed a lawsuit.
A cow in Colorado was recused by animal control officers, firefighters and oil field workers after getting stuck in a cattle guard.
Authorities in Utah believe that 15-20 cattle starved to death in the Capitol Reef National Park.
A decision by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller to halt the operation of spray boxes utilized to prevent to the spread of Cattle Fever Ticks is getting pushback from other government officials and cattlemen.
Despite cattle prices being lower than year-ago levels, of the major livestock markets beef has weathered the storm better than poultry or pork.
Three suspects have been arrested, while another has a warrant for their arrest following the theft of 13 cattle in Oklahoma.
Several different wolf packs in Oregon have been responsible for attacks on cattle that resulted in injuries or death.