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After more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot in Nebraska, the cattle feeder who was responsible for the animals’ care has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges he faces in the alleged livestock neglect case.

Beef production, and I agriculture in general, has become a pretty contentious issue over the past several years. Most often, the criticism is directed at us while we try to defend ourselves in a graceful manner.

Memorial Day festivities are the official start to summer, and a major time for beef consumption. May is Beef Month and National Barbecue Month—all fabulous reasons to promote the beef industry.

Despite finding that 7 in 10 producers said the current economic recession had impacted their operations negatively, their approval of the beef checkoff increased from 68% in 2009 to 69% in 2010.

A feedlot operator in Nebraska who has been linked to more than 200 cattle dying from neglect has been charged with more crimes in the case.

An Alberta, Canada, rancher rescued a missing calf that had slipped into a badger hole in one his pastures.

The way that antibiotics are purchased and used in beef production could face further changes than just the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD).

One way that researchers and cattlemen are addressing emissions is through the creation and adoption of technology that introduce efficiency to the beef production cycle.

Veterinarians have seen a spike in confirmed cases of anthrax this summer in various regions of the country.

Once a stockman is hired and gets good at their job, it’s hard to keep them because of the low pay and long workdays. For every rural stock person available, there are two job openings.