Drovers
An article by Consumer Reports this week shows again, how complex scientific information can be misrepresented in order to influence the reader’s beliefs about the meat industry.
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.
In the seedstock business, the bar is higher than in a commercial herd. Registered breeders need more from their cows than just an acceptable calf.
A rancher in Washington is currently under investigation by wildlife officials after he shot at a wolf in self-defense while checking his cattle.
The cattle herd in Canada fell by 100,000 head with beef cows seeing the largest drop in herd numbers.
A GPS collared wolf that is a member of a pack in Washington known to prey on livestock has been injured after it was shot by a rancher.
PETA, which has been protesting the use of animals in circuses for more than 30 years, also had their sights set on Nabisco’s cracker boxes.
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.
Cattle on Feed reaches nearly 11.1 million head, the highest mark reached for August since USDA began the series in 1996.
Analysts claim Marfrig’s financial leverage will remain elevated even after the recent sale of assets aimed at reducing debt load.
WeWork’s enforced vegetarianism is a warning to livestock producers.
A herd of cows and calves in Florida assisted police in their efforts to apprehend a car jacker.
Kansas pilot project aims at improving cattle traceability.
Officials in Texas have come to a temporary resolution that will allow the use of Cattle Fever Tick spray boxes for 45 days until a permanent solution is found.
A new study attacks the beef industry for its environmental footprint, but it’s laden with alternative facts, myths and falsehoods.
Cow-calf producers have a number of factors to consider when weighing the decision of retained ownership.
A sting operation in Oklahoma has resulted in the arrest of two cattle thieves.
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.
Joesley Batista, one of the controlling owners of JBS SA, was arrested again as part of an ongoing investigation into Brazilian corruption.
Cattle markets came under pressure and beef cutout prices trended lower for the week.
Argentines still much more carnivorous than richer Europeans as consumers skimp on bread, pasta and fuel but not protein.
A cow in Colorado was recused by animal control officers, firefighters and oil field workers after getting stuck in a cattle guard.
Finding a feedlot partner helps ranchers share information and profits
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.
If there’s any place where a good 2" rain causes dancing in the streets, it’s in West Texas. In a land that’s usually dry anyway, the past few years of drought have been challenging to say the least.