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Several working dogs have been “rescued” by well-meaning hikers or campers in Idaho, recently, who believe the dogs to be lost or abandoned. The “rescues” have become a nuisance for ranchers.

The Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Operating Committee will meet in Denver, Colorado, Sept. 9 and 10 to discuss, debate and ultimately allocate around $40 million for eligible beef industry programs within the Beef Checkoff.

Intermountain Packing has announced plans to build a new, 500-head per day packing plant in Idaho Falls, ID, expected to be operational by fall 2021.

A fall rally in cash fed cattle markets has added $5 to $6 per cwt. over the past three weeks. Feeder cattle remain in moderate demand, but drought conditions across much of the Great Plains is affecting cattle markets.

Profitability for both cow-calf and feedyards is projected to improve in 2021, Sterling Marketing president John Nalivka told AgriTalk host Chip Flory.

Federal wildlife officials removed the gray wolf from the U.S. Endangered Species Act list on Thursday, saying the wolf population has recovered and the animal no longer needs federal protection.

Watch the #FarmON Concert benefiting the 4-H Fourward Fund with Lee Brice, Martina McBride, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins and more. Watch a replay of the concert below.

Omaha-based Green Plains Inc., has sold its remaining 50% interest in Green Plains Cattle Co. LLC, which has a one-time capacity of 355,000 head in six feedlots across three states.

Pilgrim’s Pride, which produces 20% of U.S. chicken, has entered into a plea agreement with the Department of Justice in its investigation into price-fixing and bid-rigging of chicken products.

A new report,“Beyond Antibiotics: The Future of Animal Health Alternatives,” identifies alternatives that could help support the animal health industry and producers, while reducing antibiotic use.