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A K-State livestock economist explains how tight beef supply has caused several U.S. packing plants to turn off the lights and the economic impacts of these closures.

Researchers examine how temperament of cattle could affect their immune function and carcass merit.

The last time the U.S. beef herd was this small, John F. Kennedy was still president. But producers are starting to rebuild. The question is, how long will it take?

Two Massachusetts Whole Foods Market stores are recalling 368 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

Drought is starting to recede in many of the top beef producing states.

All classes of cattle and calves traded lower this week, pulled down by the bear’s strangle hold on the futures markets.

The USDA-AMS is seeking public input on possible revisions to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef to adjust for recent improvements and trends in animal raising and feeding.

The man in charge of resurrecting a scandal-marred beef plant that has sat idle since 2012 is optimistic about the Aberdeen, S.D., facility’s future.

The cattle markets have been in a bit of a sink or swim mode lately, and right now they’re slowly sinking.

In USDA’s latest Cattle On Feed report, inventory numbers, placements and marketings all decreased July.