Drovers’ Top 10 Cow-Calf Stories of 2018

Construction of a large predatory animal sanctuary in Colorado has caught the attention of cattlemen and local residents, sparking concern and questions about land use, property rights and public and livestock safety.

At least one-third of Colorado’s 64 counties – encompassing vast stretches of ranchland on the Eastern Plains and Western Slope – lack veterinarians needed to care for sheep, hogs, dairy cattle, and beef cattle.

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.

Cargill will pay 138 Somali-American Muslim former packing plant workers a $1.5 million settlement over wrongful termination based on discrimination and the wrongful revocation of a religious accommodation policy.

More than 25,000 lb. of ground beef has been recalled after Cargill Meat Solutions determined that the product was possibly contaminated with E. coli.

Green Plains Cattle Co. continues to grow after buying Bartlett Cattle Company's two feedlots, leaving Bartlett & Co. with no feedlots and raising Green Plains capacity to 355,000 head.

A cow in Colorado was recused by animal control officers, firefighters and oil field workers after getting stuck in a cattle guard.

Take a "pasture to plate" tour of the beef industry in Colorado with the 2018 Young Cattlemen’s Conference.

The amount of moisture received across the US southern high plains since October has been ridiculously low. Forecasters warn of intensifying drought and wheat crop losses.

A Colorado dairy has committed its farm to low stress handling principles which helped the Kraft family earn a Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award.