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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.

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.

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.

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.

No one really expects a 21st Century governor or ag commissioner to know how to milk a cow or castrate a calf. But is it too much to ask that they understand food doesn’t just come from the grocery store?

While lesions are sometimes unavoidable, there are management practices that veterinarians and cattle producers can abide by to protect animal welfare and maintain meat quality.

The annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show was held Saturday on the campus of Iowa State University. This year’s fundraising total was over $254,000 for the Ronald McDonald’s House Charities of Iowa.

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.

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.