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Attorneys have asked that a minimum bid of $12.75 million be set for an idled South Dakota beef packing plant at an auction scheduled for Dec. 5.

Express Ranches of Yukon, Okla., will donate the 2014 Angus Foundation Heifer, to sell January 2014 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.

The six-day National Junior Angus Show is a highlight for many National Junior Angus Association members and their families.

The National Junior Angus Association recognized Tom and Lois Ames, Eddie and Connie Sydenstricker and Ray Sims, as 2013 Honorary Angus Foundation inductees for dedication to youth.

U.S. Cattle on Feed report shows cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with steady domestic beef demand.

The planned use of meat from cattle treated with antibiotics because of an illness comes as U.S. beef production is projected to plunge to a 21-year low next year.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association comments on Merck Animal Health’s response to Tyson’s ban of Zilmax-fed cattle.

Merck Animal Heath will suspend sales of Zilmax in the U.S. and Canada, while the beta-agnostic feed additive is under additional scientific audit after Tyson issued a ban on purchasing Zilmax-fed cattle.

South Dakota State University Extension is hosting a Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls to provide cattle producers with information on tools improve cattle feeding and reproductive efficiency.

Even with USDA’s higher forecast of 2013 beef production, lower expected corn yields and higher prices continue to stem growth in the U.S. beef herd.