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Greg Henderson
Gov. Polis Releases Wolves in Covert Ceremony

The gray wolves relocated from Oregon to Colorado have a lengthy rap sheet. Maybe the secret reintroduction ceremony included a secret clemency grant from the Governor.

Convoy of Cattlemen: Colorado Producers Celebrate Ag Through Trail of Trailers Event
Convoy of Cattlemen: Colorado Producers Celebrate Ag Through Trail of Trailers Event

Recognizing the value of the local ag industry, Mesa County, Colo. producers participate in a 30-mile parade to celebrate and bring awareness to local consumers.

Pankey Ranch Receives Colorado Leopold Conservation Award
Pankey Ranch Receives Colorado Leopold Conservation Award

Pankey Ranch, Moffat and Routt counties, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®.

Greg Henderson
Colorado Animal Activist Kessler Charged With Animal Cruelty

A controversial animal rights activist and former member of the Colorado State Board of Veterinary medicine has been charged with animal cruelty. The blatant hypocrisy is stunning.

Greg Henderson
Colorado Gov. Polis Transparently Undercuts Agriculture

Colorado ranchers say they are “under attack” by their governor after hiring a director of the Bureau of Animal Protection who has ties to Mercy for Animals and leads a project that promotes plant-based food choices.

Greg Henderson
Colorado's Kessler Out At State Vet Board After Calling Ranchers 'Lazy'

Ellen Kessler proved a lightning rod on Colorado’s Board of Veterinary Medicine from the moment she was appointed by Gov. Polis in 2020. Her service came to an end last week after an "unprofessional" social media post.

Colorado's First Wolf Kill in Decades
Colorado's First Wolf Kill in Decades

A confirmed wolf kill was discovered near Walden, Colo., the home of one of Colorado’s wolf packs. This is the first confirmed wolf kill of livestock in Colorado in over 70 years.

Colorado Man Sentenced In $5 Million Cattle Ponzi Scheme
Colorado Man Sentenced In $5 Million Cattle Ponzi Scheme

A Colorado rancher was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in a cattle ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 100 investors of nearly $5 million.

Greg Henderson
PAUSE Act A Radical Threat To Ranching

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has effectively hung a “welcome” sign out encouraging radical activist groups to make mischief in his state and torment ranchers. The first salvo is called the PAUSE Act.

Colorado's South Comanche Ranch
Sustainable Livestock Systems Collaborative Names First Director

Kim Stackhouse-Lawson was named the first director of Colorado State University’s Sustainable Livestock Systems Collaborative.

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A Western Governor Is At Odds With Agriculture

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?

South Comanche Ranch, Byers, CO
Unique Eastern Colorado Ranch Listed

The South Comanche Ranch near Byers, CO, is listed by Hall & Hall for $19.8 million. It’s a unique large ranch – 17,853 acres – within 60 miles of downtown Denver.

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JBS May Have Bought DOJ Probe With Lamb Plant

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.

JBS USA
COVID-19: JBS Closes Greeley Beef Plant For Cleaning

JBS USA says its Greeley, Colo., beef plant will be closed through Tuesday for "deep cleaning" in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19 among its thousands of employees. Two employee deaths have been reported.

Robert C. (Bob) Norris
Original ‘Marlboro Man’ Dies At 90

Rancher Robert Norris, the Colorado rancher, philanthropist, and friend of John Wayne whose rugged good looks earned him fame in advertising for Marlboro cigarettes, has died.

Cattle and marijuana scheme collapses.
Cattle And Marijuana Ponzi Scheme Collapses

Despite a double indictment filed against him for a bogus cattle deal in Texas last year, a Colorado man continued a Ponzi scheme that caused investors to lose millions.

Ryan Nobel, Yuma, Colorado
Century Of Focus On Colorado Ranch

The Nobel Ranch, Yuma, Colo., received the Certified Angus Beef ® 2019 Commercial Commitment to Excellence Award during the brand’s annual conference in Asheville, N.C.

Video: Escaped Longhorn Roped Inside Building In Colorado Springs
Video: Escaped Longhorn Roped Inside Building In Colorado Springs

The annual Ride for the Brand cattle drive through downtown Colorado Springs took an exciting twist.

Zoetis and Colorado State University have signed an agreement to establish a research lab.
Zoetis Establishes Research Lab at Colorado State

Zoetis and Colorado State University have signed an agreement to establish a research lab that will explore the livestock immune system and target new immunotherapies.

Carl’s Jr. To Debut Cannabis-Infused Burger

Carl's Jr. will debut a CBD-infused "Rocky Mountain High: CheeseBurger Delight" at a single location in Denver on Saturday, April 20.

Utah Trial For Man Accused Of Attempt To Kill Cattle

Smart Farming

From drones and data to sensors and science, Smart Farming is a persistent management strategy that empowers farmers to collect, visualize and confidently act upon relevant insights. In turn, farmers can optimize efficiency and resources despite environmental uncertainties and remain resilient in the production of food, feed and fiber.

A Colorado man accused of trying to kill a Utah rancher's cattle is scheduled to go to trial next week.

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Space Weather: Start Planning Today for Tomorrow’s GPS Outage
Space Weather: Start Planning Today for Tomorrow’s GPS Outage

Minor space weather events have temporarily knocked out corrections signals over Canada and The Dakotas in the past. Would your farm be ready for a more severe outage?

Data Capture Adds Value
Data Capture Adds Value

Blockchain technology captures marketing leverage data on sale day.

How to Measure Pasture-Feed Intake for Cattle
How to Measure Pasture-Feed Intake for Cattle

Cows have a job, and that job description will vary from ranch to ranch. Have you taken time to write down what cows need to do to earn their keep?

Precision Ag

Cassady Joins Wagyu Association
Cassady Joins Wagyu Association
BY DROVERS NEWS SOURCE | April 22, 2024

American Wagyu Association names Jerry Cassady as new Executive Director effective May 1.

CAB Insider: Prime Pops for Annual Quality Peak
CAB Insider: Prime Pops for Annual Quality Peak
BY PAUL DYKSTRA | April 17, 2024

Over the past five weeks the combined Prime and Choice carcasses harvested totaled 84.7%, a six percentage point increase over the September low of 78.7%.

Seed Technology

Beef-on-Dairy: Why Feedlots Crave This Important Information
Beef-on-Dairy: Why Feedlots Crave This Important Information
BY TAYLOR LEACH | January 31, 2024

As beef-on-dairy animals within the feedlot system continue to rise, feedlots are craving two key pieces of information to help ensure these crossbred cattle thrive.

Hemp Seed Livestock Meal Receives Green Lights On Way to Federal Approval
Hemp Seed Livestock Meal Receives Green Lights On Way to Federal Approval
BY MARGY ECKELKAMP | January 24, 2024

Wendy Mosher, CEO at New West Genetics and vice president of Hemp Feed Coalition, says this is something that has been in the works for at least four years

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Chip-less, Battery-free Sensing Technology Could be Next Phase of Animal Monitoring
Chip-less, Battery-free Sensing Technology Could be Next Phase of Animal Monitoring
BY MAUREEN HANSON | November 27, 2023

A team of Irish researchers has developed a breakthrough innovation to monitor activity and health characteristics of dairy cows – and it doesn’t involve and wires, chips, batteries, or electronics of any kind.

Wareham: Novel Technologies For Change
Wareham: Novel Technologies For Change
BY JARED WAREHAM | July 29, 2021

Fifth-generation Nebraska rancher Jaclyn Wilson, and her family, launched an innovative project using advanced technologies to track cattle as verified digital assets.

These programs are not meant to take the place of on-the-ground monitoring and management, but they provide tools for the rancher tool kit to assist in the adaptive management of rangelands.
New Technologies for Range and Pasture Management
BY MITCH STEPHENSON - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA EXTENSION | May 17, 2019

These programs are not meant to take the place of on-the-ground monitoring and management, but they provide tools for the rancher tool kit to assist in the adaptive management of rangelands.

A Colorado man accused of trying to kill a Utah rancher's cattle is scheduled to go to trial next week.
Utah Trial For Man Accused Of Attempt To Kill Cattle

A Colorado man accused of trying to kill a Utah rancher's cattle is scheduled to go to trial next week.

2019 National Western is Last Chance to Visit Old Stockyards
2019 National Western is Last Chance to Visit Old Stockyards

This year's National Western Stock Show is the "Year of the Yards," because after more than five decades in their current location, the yards will be moved next year to a new spot to the north.

Colorado Police Seek Help in Finding 56 Bred Heifers

A rancher estimates that $75,000 worth of bred heifers were stolen from his property east of Denver.

A rancher estimates that $75,000 worth of bred heifers were stolen from his property east of Denver.
Colorado Police Seek Help in Finding 56 Bred Heifers

A rancher estimates that $75,000 worth of bred heifers were stolen from his property east of Denver.

The Wild Animal Refuge plans to have larger acreage enclosures for predatory animals such as tigers,lions, bears and wolves.
Predatory Animal Sanctuary in Colorado Cattle Country Raises Questions

Construction of a large predatory animal sanctuary in Colorado has caught the attention of cattlemen and local residents, sparking concern and questions about land use, property rights and public and livestock safety.

Cargill Recalls 130,000 lb. of Ground Beef for E. Coli Contamination

One death and 17 illnesses have resulted from an E. coli contamination that has forced Cargill to recall more than 130,000 lb. of ground beef.

One death and 17 illnesses have resulted from an E. coli contamination that has forced Cargill to recall more than 130,000 lb. of ground beef.
Cargill Recalls 130,000 lb. of Ground Beef for E. Coli Contamination

One death and 17 illnesses have resulted from an E. coli contamination that has forced Cargill to recall more than 130,000 lb. of ground beef.

Cargill will pay 138 Somali-American Muslim former packing plant workers a $1.5 million settlement over wrongful termination based on discrimination and the wrongful revocation of a religious accommodation policy.
Cargill to Pay $1.5 Million Settlement to Fired Muslim Packing Staff

Cargill will pay 138 Somali-American Muslim former packing plant workers a $1.5 million settlement over wrongful termination based on discrimination and the wrongful revocation of a religious accommodation policy.

E. coli Finding Forces Cargill to Recall 25,000 lb. of Ground Beef

More than 25,000 lb. of ground beef has been recalled after Cargill Meat Solutions determined that the product was possibly contaminated with E. coli.

More than 25,000 lb. of ground beef has been recalled after Cargill Meat Solutions determined that the product was possibly contaminated with E. coli.
E. coli Finding Forces Cargill to Recall 25,000 lb. of Ground Beef

More than 25,000 lb. of ground beef has been recalled after Cargill Meat Solutions determined that the product was possibly contaminated with E. coli.

Cow Rescued from Cattle Guard by Firefighters, Oil Field Crew

A cow in Colorado was recused by animal control officers, firefighters and oil field workers after getting stuck in a cattle guard.

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Forecasters Warn of Drought, Wildfires Across Plains

The amount of moisture received across the US southern high plains since October has been ridiculously low. Forecasters warn of intensifying drought and wheat crop losses.