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Sixth-generation California rancher Kiah Twisselman told USDA and HHS officials about the benefits of beef in her diet and urged them to encourage beef as part of a healthy diet as they finalize new guidelines.

Police in a community south of Houston report five local horses have been killed and butchered in a manner that suggests the animals were killed for food.

The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) opened up for applications on May 26, 2020 and ends August 28, 2020. If you have not put in your application for eligible livestock, do not delay further.

The written public comment period on the DGAC’s Scientific Report ends on August 13, 2020 and NCBA is calling on beef producers to submit their comments for consideration.

At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in Denver, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom updated cattle producers on the state of U.S. beef exports.

VSV does not normally kill affected animals, but it can cause economic losses for producers by preventing animal movement and impacting international trade. It has recently been found in several counties in Kansas.

Kara Lee shares details for this year's Feeding Quality Forum webinar series. The shortened agenda brings a range of topics covering on-target information for high-quality cattle production.

Two senior Republican U.S. senators from top farm states have locked horns over legislation intended to make cattle markets more transparent.

Bred replacement heifers that will calve in late January and February need to continue to grow and maintain body condition as two-year-old heifers should be in a body condition score 6 at calving.

Congressmen urge Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to to assist U.S. lamb and sheep producers impacted by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the closure of a Colorado processing plant.

NCBA president Marty Smith, rancher and attorney from Wacahoota, Florida, joined AgriTalk on Wednesday to discuss the resolution from NCBA's Live Cattle Marketing Committee calling for a more robust cash cattle trade.

Sweetclover can provide good nutrition to cattle because it is high in protein and energy when not mature, but it can become toxic to cattle if fed as hay.

The National Beef Quality Assurance Team hosts a virtual producer forum on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 7 pm Central Time.

America's lamb industry lost 20% of its processing with the bankruptcy of a Greeley facility purchased by JBS. Lamb ranchers claim the closure puts them in crisis and lawmakers are asking the DOJ to investigate.

"Many trial courts in Texas have been resistant to allowing landowners to fully challenge a private entity's use of eminent domain," says Texas lawyer James D Bradbury. "This opinion changes that."

Drought increases the chance of nitrate poisoning and prussic acid poisoning. High concentrations in plants and water can harm or even kill animals.

Conducting an inventory of your forage supplies now will give your a good idea of possible deficiencies and allow time to develop the best options for the upcoming feeding season.

Beef Checkoff committee members in each committee heard presentations from Checkoff contractors during its summer meeting. These detailed how programs, research and education have creatively changed to drive beef demand.

Declines in dairy cow slaughter have more than offset an increase in drought-driven beef cow slaughter from two of the nation’s largest beef cow regions.

Sterling Marketing President John Nalivka discusses with Drovers editor Greg Henderson the impact of COVID-19 on cattle and beef markets with an outlook for the remainder of 2020 and into next year.

Using the words “stubborn” and “cattle” together might be a bit redundant. But thoughtful pressure and keen cattle sense go a long way when you’re moving cattle.

Animal ID and traceability experts Dr. Dale Blasi and Dr. Nevil Spear will discuss the current technology and applications of traceability for beef producers.

Rep. Jimmy Panetta and Rep. Billy Long introduced the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act to help preserve agricultural fairs across the country and offset the devastating financial losses they have experienced.

The Crocker Springs Ranch was first offered for sale last year by Bill Haw, former president and CEO of National Farms from 1974 to 2002, a cattle feeding and ranching business owned by the Bass brothers.

Water conservation is increasingly a priority for farmers and ranchers as well as various organizations that are willing to invest in it.

During NCBA's mid-year meeting in Denver, the Live Cattle Marketing Committee unanimously passed policy to increase cash fed cattle trade levels.

Fed cattle prices have stabilized and improved over the past three weeks with a $2.47/cwt. total increase for fed steers in the 5-area weighted average.

The protein requirements for growth, milk production, and body weight maintenance of beef cattle do not decrease as the “dog days of summer” arrive.

The Beef Industry Long Range Plan task force introduced its new five-year plan for 2021-2025 during the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in Denver.

A petition calling on the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum on the Beef Checkoff was filed with USDA in early July, and USDA has responded along with a guidance document on its website.

All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2020 totaled 103 million head, slightly above the 103 million head on  July 1, 2019.

This spring's cattle market disruptions were a disaster for everyone, Mark Dopp, general counsel for the Meat Institute told AgriTalk host Chip Flory. But he believes USDA's report on markets was accurate.

A Texas man faces a lengthy prison stay after pleading guilty to five felony charges related to hundreds of cattle thefts in Hill and Limestone Counties.

NCBA launched a campaign to highlight the #BenefitsofBeef and is calling on cattle producers to submit public comments in support of federal dietary guidelines that recognize beef’s role in a healthy diet.

Testimony before the Senate committee on Energy and Natural Resources highlighted the importance of public lands ranchers during the pandemic, including their role in resurging the American economy.

Meet the Great American Outdoors Act, a funding package passed by Congress three times the amount needed - in the middle of a pandemic with the national debt already past $26 trillion.

The 2017 Starbuck wildfire devastated rural ranching towns across four states. Three years on, resilience in both the land and people bands this community together.

A U.S. District judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Burger King alleging deceptive advertising for the way the company cooks their plant-based Impossible Whopper.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Aggie Beef 706 program will be held virtually. Ranchers, educators and allied business people are invited to learn the same valuable concepts traditionally taught in Beef 706.

There's a time when pounds aren't everything. For one northeast Missouri family, it pays to focus on high-quality Angus genetics and market them on the grid, capitalizing on pounds of quality.

Forage analysis can be a useful tool to remove some of the mystery concerning the hay that producers will feed this winter.  The out-of-pocket costs of protein and energy supplements are further fuel to this advice.

There’s a lot of good in the hard work that nobody sees. Sure, that’s true in many professions and roles in life, but it’s a defining characteristic in that big swath of hours cattlemen and women put in each day.

Rejuvra™ herbicide was approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for controlling invasive weed species on rangeland, CRP land and natural areas, including grazed areas.

Establishing cover crops following grain production is a proven tool to protect soil, reduce erosion, improve water quality and enhance soil quality.

The son of peanut farmers, Arnis Robbins never had a barbecue business on his radar screen, until life changed and his passion was born. Today he and wife Mallory cook up to 300 briskets a day in their Texas restaurant.

July and August are normally passive months where we look to put in the summer lows. In 2020 there are more obstacles to building a bullish attitude than normal as far as fed cattle values are concerned.

Pinkeye can result in increased labor, the need to purchase antibiotics, decreased weaning weights and lower prices paid for animals with scarred eyes.

Today on Farm Journal Live: Environmental expert Dr. Frank Mitloehner takes issue with Burger King's latest commercial and Tom Downs of WeatherBell will have a look at the return of hot weather.

On the one-year anniversary of committing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the UN's Global Compact and the Science Based Targets initiative, Alltech has released its 2020 Sustainability Report.

Trade data for May shows sharply lower beef exports, likely due to COVID-19 related disruptions in beef production and also in part due to decreased international beef demand.