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Sales of Certified Angus Beef surpassed 1.215 billion pounds during the just completed fiscal year.
The acquisition adds 3,600 Sonic drive-ins to the 4,700 combined units of Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Rusty Tacos.
An Arizona man who stole $3 million worth of cattle sale proceeds from a sale barn has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and repaying the money he stole.
Authorities say a south-central Iowa man was charged with livestock neglect after failing to euthanize a cow whose partially delivered calf was frozen.
Nearly $4.8 million was trimmed by the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board from proposals by seven beef checkoff contractors to meet the approximately $40.5 million budget for activities like beef promotion.
The September record for cattle on feed was set after increasing 5.6% year-over-year and reaching more than 11.1 million head. This is the fourth month straight a monthly record has been set.
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More than $2.4 million worth of cattle were never bought in wire fraud scheme that spanned Missouri and Texas.
In November, U.S. feedlots set a record for 1.87 million head marketed, the highest Dec. 1 total since the series began recording in 1996.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says an updated study quantifies the value red meat exports deliver to U.S. corn producers.
A third generation ranch in Japan that specializes in Wagyu genetics is partnering with a California-based lab-grown meat startup.
North Dakota’s biggest rancher organization is walking back its opposition to a plan by Gov. Doug Burgum to expand a military training center.
After a software error caused beef carcasses to be inaccurately reported for grades and weights, JBS is a paying a fine and reimbursing producers who were impacted.
A rancher estimates that $75,000 worth of bred heifers were stolen from his property east of Denver.
Authorities say gray wolf OR-7′s Rogue Pack has killed another cow at ranch southwest of Crater Lake, Oregon, marking the seventh confirmed livestock kill attributed to the pack since late October.
Feeders steers and heifers sold both sides of steady, and the Cattle on Feed report went missing due to the government shutdown.
Whichever way you look at it, increasing the opportunity for profit or decreasing the risk for loss, having an advanced genetic “scouting report” on feeders has value.
The major Cattle Inventory report was supposed to be released this week but is delayed. NASS announcing this week when reports will drop. Both Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory will be released February.
The number of people who have become ill from eating Salmonella contaminated beef has gone up by 87 cases after the recall was increased to 12 million lb.
Following the trend seen in fed cattle during the past few months, a market analyst expects limited volatility during the 1st quarter of 2019.
McDonald’s has announced plans to partner with its global beef suppliers to reduce the use of medically important antibiotics by the end of 2020.
In a partnership to source beef focusing on standards for animal welfare, food safety, antibiotic use and environmental sustainability, Wendy’s Co. has announced it will partner with Progressive Beef .
R-CALF USA has asked the Justice Department to block the proposed merger of Iowa Premium and National Beef.
An environmental activist charged with trespassing and wanton destruction of livestock in Utah pled “no contest” to Class A and Class B misdemeanor charges of “trespassing on State Trust Lands.”
After higher prices to start the new year, feeder cattle sold uneven at auction this week amid heavy supplies.
Florida officials are investigating an apparent increase in cattle deaths across the state, with investigators focusing on one particular brand of feed.
“Who else has the knowledge, the experience, and the fortitude to press on,” asks Shad Sullivan? “The American farmer and rancher.”
The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act of 2019 has the support of presidential candidates and could reshape how agricultural checkoffs operate, something animal rights groups see as a win.
A softer cash fed cattle market leaves cattlemen wondering if the spring highs are in for 2019.
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