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A China-led consortium seeking to buy Australia’s S. Kidman & Co withdrew its A$371 million ($280 million) bid for the country’s largest private land-holding company and is planning to make another, a partner in the pur
Whole Foods Market Inc won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a well-known animal rights group that accused the grocery chain of deceiving consumers into believing the meat it sells is raised more humanely than normal, resul
An international arbitration center has ordered Venezuela to pay British cattle company Vestey Group nearly $100 million for the nationalization of cattle ranches, pilling fresh pressure on the cash-strapped leftist gov
The USDA Census of Agriculture says cattle and beef production is the largest single segment of American agriculture, but the average age of the American cattle farmer or rancher is in the late 50s.
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A Las Vegas judge on Friday entered not guilty pleas for the last five defendants to be arraigned over a high-profile standoff about cattle grazing rights between armed protesters and federal agents at the Nevada ranch
Checkoff-funded consumer market research shows us that the key generation for beef marketing - millennials - practically live on their computer devices. They tell us that they get virtually all of their info
New research shows that high-quality protein helps increase physical function during weight loss in older obese adults.
‚...the checkoff’s extensive market research shows us that older Millennials - especially those with young families - make up our target audience for consumer marketing?
Delivering beef messages on email, blogs and social networks allows the checkoff to be extremely selective about who receives our messages because we use “geo-targeting” that allows us to specifically focus
Europe and South America will try to revive stalled trade talks in mid-May despite Brazil’s political crisis and reticence from France, the European Union and Argentina said on Thursday.
The checkoff-funded “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” website is launching a new landing page focused on slow-cooker methods for preparing beef. One look at Pinterest, and it’s clear that the
Over the decades, cattle farmers learned to work around toxins in fescue grass in their pastures. “We called it ‘managing fescue,’” says Craig Roberts, extension forage specialist. “It shou
The European Commission announced more help for the agriculture sector on Monday, following protests by farmers who say they have been hit hard by a Russian ban on Western food imports.
Voters in a rural southeastern Oregon county have registered their opposition to proposals to expand federal protective status within 2.5 million acres of scenic canyonlands near the wildlife refuge recently occupied by
Chances are you’re not thinking about forage testing in January but maybe you should be.
Today, Tyson Foods, Inc., in conjunction with the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition and the Montana State University Collegiate CattleWomen, donated a truckload of c
As the ill-advised occupation of a wildlife refuge headquarters by a bunch of so-called freedom lovers drags on into yet another week, it’s time to put an end to this running travesty.
You gotta love Australians. They never lamb alone. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), the organization of livestock producers down under, thumbs their collective noses at any PC ideas. MLA launched a new ad ahead of Aust
It took Congress 352 days into the year to define tax laws for 2015. Welcome to expertly run America.
A new online tool can help landowners and land managers better understand their land.
November U.S. beef exports exceeded beef imports for the first month since February 2014. U.S. beef imports during November were down 26.6% compared to a year earlier thanks to a sharp decline in shipments from Australi
We imagine a connoisseur might describe it as “steely, with a hint of barnyard.” If you fancy a glass of well-aged camel urine, don’t.
Scientists have long studied genetics and the advantages of genetic selection largely within the scope of production and productivity. Beef cattle production is no different, and the body of scientific and laymen’
Glenn Selk explains why passive immunity is important in the first 24 hours of a calf’s life.
You have heard the warning: “What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas!!!” Perhaps you have not heard: “What happens in the first 24 hours, impacts the rest of a calf’s life”! Veterin
Most areas of Oklahoma have had adequate summer forage to allow pregnant replacement heifers to be in excellent body condition going into late fall and winter. Now producers are faced with the challenge of maintain
Recent volatility in the cattle market suggests a defensive position is best for now, says Bryan Doherty, Stewart-Peterson. He recommends puts as a tool that can help producers protect the downside.
Justin Dlomo watches his small herd of emaciated cattle scrounge for bits of dry grass with a growing sense of dread. “I don’t even know what to do anymore,” he says. Worsening drought in Zimbabwe has dried up water hol
Children often suffer the most from their parent’s anti-science fears. We learned this week of another confirmed measles case - this one in the Dallas area - where a child has potentially exposed classmates