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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.

The California Cattle Council has launched a public affairs effort to promote science-based solutions and tools to help make California more wildfire resilient.

A new public health and research center in Oklahoma is taking some of the best technology and using it to fuel a public health system that combines agricultural, environmental and human health for a holistic response.

National Beef Packing Company, LLC, announced plans to increase processing capacity and production at its Iowa Premium facility located in Tama, Iowa. Capacity is expected to be increased to 2,500 head per day.

A 1,500-pound steer escaped Feb. 4 while unloading at Rhode Island Beef and Veal, a slaughterhouse in Johnston. The steer is rather wily as he has only been seen a handful of times in the six weeks since his escape.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that every meatpacking plant worker in Kansas who wants a COVID-19 vaccination can get one by the end of next week.

While Tyson's lawyers were filing a lawsuit on Monday against one of the packer’s largest cattle suppliers, the ink was still drying on the sale of one of that supplier’s feedlots to one of Tyson’s competitors.

A North Dakota state representative has introduced legislation that would make the state's additional $1 beef checkoff voluntary. It would have no impact on the national Beef Checkoff.

President Trump granted full pardons to members of a South Dakota ranching family who were supported by Governor Kristi Noem and Senator Mike Rounds.

A wildfire forced evacuations in southwest Nebraska last week as the entire state is now in a drought. The Nebraska Cattlemen have identified ways to help those impacted by the fire.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the Meat Institute’s challenge to California’s 2018 ballot initiative that imposes new standards for animal housing.

Food Network Chef and former NFL star Eddie Jackson has been named Chief Recipe Officer for Beef Loving Texans to develop unique, timely recipes and partnering as an ambassador for the brand.

The Cherokee, Osage and Creek nations are planning to open separate meat processing plants in Oklahoma in early 2021.

Ranchers in northern Nevada will hold a “Cattle Drive for President Trump” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to raise funds for the president’s re-election campaign.

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

Gardiner Angus Ranch's 16th Annual Fall Production sale was held Sept. 28, attracting 331 bidder and 163 buyers both online and in-person purchase a total of 667 head of Angus cattle.

Oregon officials continue to investigate multiple cattle mutilations where the tongue, glands and sex organs have been removed with little or no signs or evidence of a struggle.

For building beneficial relationships and their drive to produce the best, M&M Feeders earned the 2020 Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award from the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.

The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced Treadwell Cattle. Co, Christoval, Texas, as the winner of the Outstanding Rangeland Stewardship Award.

"For too long, cow-calf producers across the nation have marketed our cattle with one hand tied behind our back. The culprit has been an ever-growing lack of price discovery."

Another incidence of senseless killing of cattle has occurred, this time in Arkansas.

Several working dogs have been “rescued” by well-meaning hikers or campers in Idaho, recently, who believe the dogs to be lost or abandoned. The "rescues" have become a nuisance for ranchers.

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.

Officials have reported an increase in criminal livestock shootings across the nation this year which often results in a felony charge when suspects are arrested.

Making alternative ration ingredient changes work, beef cattle market outlook and nutrition and management are among topics planned for the 2020 Kansas State University Beef Stocker Virtual Field Day on Thur., Oct. 1.

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?

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.

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.

Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) has aggressively advocated for property tax relief and reform for Nebraska's livestock producers, and calls today's action by state policymakers a major victory.

The Ranchland Trust of Kansas (RTK) photography contest will be open through Aug. 31 to professional and amateur photographers of all ages. Photographs entered showcase the natural beauty of ranch lands across Kansas.

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.

"Many trial courts in Texas have been resistant to allowing landowners to fully challenge a private entity's use of eminent domain," says Texas lawyer James D Bradbury. "This opinion changes that."

TSCRA director Carl Ray Polk Jr. says his group will "always embrace progress, but not when it comes at the expense of our members or when it violates our private property rights."

A grant from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will allow North Dakota State University to study four rangeland management strategies that use fire and/or grazing as critical ecosystem processes.

Valuable dinosaur fossils found on a Montana ranch belong to the owners of the land’s surface rights, not the owners of the mineral rights, according to a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Nebraskans can purchase “Good Life. Great Steaks.” T-shirts to show their pride for the state’s beef industry. The proceeds go to the food banks in Nebraska helping supply beef meals to fellow Nebraskans in need.

The Iowa Local Beef Directory will connect producers with local buyers and provide resources in helping shoppers navigate the buying process and connecting potential buyers to sellers.

Uncle Sam wasted some of your money on a boutique Serbian cheese, which is better than throwing good money after bad in a bungled, years-long attempt to lock up a handful of disgruntled Nevada ranchers.

Cattlemen in western North Dakota are urged to watch for suspicious activity in the region after at least three cattle were shot and butchered in pastures.

"Cattle production is an essential part of our daily lives," writes TSCRA president Robert E. McKnight, Jr. "I am proud to be part of an industry that works to care for the people, livestock and land of this country."

A Missouri man accused of murdering two Wisconsin brothers last year is seeking a new judge and a change of venue for his trial.

The California Cattle Council has launched Resilience 2020, a combined effort to reassure consumers that California ranchers are well-positioned to produce an ample supply of the safest, most sustainable beef anywhere.

Dan Thomson, host of DocTalk TV, is settling in to his new role as chair of the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University.

Kansas officials are actively working to keep the state’s beef packing facilities operational in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, including a plan to quarantine positive citizens in some vacant state facilities.

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.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment asks ranchers to voluntarily reduce the number of acres they intend to burn in the Flint Hills this spring.

Luke Vollborn, Gallia County, Ohio, recently started Next Generation Livestock Marketing (NGLM), LLC to provide farms with another option to enhance cattle profitability through the art of the load.

Michigan is under a stay-at-home order in an effort to fight the coronavirus. However, farm work must go on and it is business as usual for many operations.

Many areas of North Dakota are projected to experience moderate to major flooding this spring. The greatest flood impacts are expected to be on farms and ranches because of overland flooding.

Cupid Shuffle became the first Hereford chosen as Grand Champion steer at the Fort Worth Stock Show since 1982, bringing back memories of Conoco, the first crossbred picked as champion in a major show 51 years ago.