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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.

A pair of lawsuits filed in New Mexico charge the nation's four largest meatpackers are misleading consumers with false labels on beef products.

Fifth-generation Florida rancher Marty Smith was elected president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) replacing Jennifer Houston of Sweetwater, Tenn., 2019 NCBA president.

Prosecutors in the 2017 trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and 14 others deliberately scuttled the case, so the government shouldn’t be allowed to revive the case, an attorney says.

The 420,000-acre Brewster Ranch, now for sale in far West Texas, was assembled over several years by Kentucky businessman Brad Kelley.

Hay tainted by a toxic beetle is blamed for the deaths of at least 13 horses and illnesses to dozens of others on a Wisconsin ranch.

The Montana Livestock Loss Board has paid ranchers for more than 360 animals killed by mountain lions, grizzly bears and wolves in 2019, the third consecutive year a new record was set for the payouts.

Nevada's 25 Ranch, which includes parts of four counties and covers an area nearly the size of Rhode Island, is listed for sale for the first time in 30 years.

A south Texas rancher reports he measured more than 100 inches of rainfall in each of the last two years. That’s about 2.5 times more than the annual average for the area.

A Washington state representative is accused of being actively involved with extremist groups advocating armed resistance against the federal government.

The founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is newsworthy because she's a rancher turned vegan, but her ideas that she can "rescue ranches" with fundraisers and donations is both alarming and absurd.

At the 2019 North American International Livestock Show in Louisville, Kentucky, nine of the 12 living members of the Prestigious Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery gathered.

In a bizarre twist, Nebraska authorities say human remains found in a recently purchased stock trailer may belong to one of the brothers murdered in Missouri last summer.

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.

The newly crowned Miss Montana USA wandered out of her lane on social media, spreading misinformation and rankling the state's cattlemen.

Kansas Livestock Association Vice President of Communications Todd Domer retired October 31 after more than 34 years with the organization.

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.

The Red Angus Association Commercial Producer of the Year Award is presented to producers who successfully utilize Red Angus genetics on their farm or 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.

Two Brooklyn meat wholesalers were charged this week for allegedly using counterfeit USDA stamps to misbrand “Choice” grade beef as higher-quality “Prime” and inflate the price.

Art and Stacy Butler, Spring Cove Ranch, Bliss, ID, were recognized with the 2019 CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence Award this week in Asheville, North Carolina.

The nearly 10,000-acre Southern Cattle Lands ranch in the Florida panhandle is for sale via sealed bids.

New Mexico officials are trying to seize parts of a ranch owned by Jeffery Epstein after the state commissioner was not allowed to visit the property.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has cancelled a series of 14 wolf-related public meetings as a precaution for the safety of the public and staff.

South Dakota cattleman Martin F. Jorgensen, Jr. was a pioneer in the development of innovative management practices and the implementation of new technologies.

Additional charges have been filed against the Missouri farmer currently held without bail after the disappearance of Nick and Justin Diemel.

Valley Oaks Steak Company, Lone Jack, MO, announced Monday it was closing operations immediately after a lengthy battle seeking permission from the state to expand operations.

The indefinite closure of Tyson's Holcomb, Kan., facility creates the potential the cattle "marketing pace will slow down and carcass weights will increase."

For his leadership to the beef industry and dedication to raising quality cattle, Jerry Bohn will receive the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum (FQF) Industry Achievement Award later this month.

An Angus bull sold for a record $1.51 million earlier this year. His new owners might be giddy if his ROI matches that of recently deceased Hoover Dam, a bull that has sold 233,000 units of semen.

The BLM relocated 237 horses from the herd grazing 160,000 acres in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 20 miles west of Las Vegas, Nev.

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 that will explore the livestock immune system and target new immunotherapies.

An effort to return grizzly bears to North Cascades National Park is back in motion after officials announced public comment will be reopened.

A U.S. District Judge has granted a partial preliminary injunction, approving an alternative grazing plan for the Hammond’s cattle that the Bureau of Land Management had proposed in June.

Four people were injured while trying to corral a bull in southeast Texas. Two were airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.

Flood waters from the Zumbro Rivers in Minnesota swept away 56 head of cattle.

Two miles of the National Flint Hills Scenic Byway pass through the Crocker Springs Ranch in Chase County, Kan., which is now offered for sale.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is considering a quarantine that ranchers say could have a dramatic effect on their ability to raise and harvest hay to feed livestock.

Beef Improvement Federation names Bruce and Tracey Mershon as BIF Commercial Producer of the Year.

Short supply plus strong demand restored prices for Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers selling Saturday, June 1. The 87 head of bred heifers averaged $1,857 at F&T Livestock Market. High lot sold for $2,100.

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.

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.

National Beef, the fourth largest beef packer in the U.S., has announced that the company's purchase of Iowa Premium has been finalized.

South Carolina has passed a new law that keeps protein grown in a laboratory from stem cells as advertising as “meat.”

Anthony Francis Whittley and Jasmine A. Boone, both 28, have entered guilty pleas after stealing cattle from Kansas and attempting to sell them across state lines at the Oklahoma National Stockyards Co.

Anthony Francis Whittley and Jasmine A. Boone, both 28, have entered guilty pleas after stealing cattle from Kansas and attempting to sell them across state lines at the Oklahoma National Stockyards Co.

Settlement discussions are under way over a lawsuit challenging a Missouri measure making it a misdemeanor crime to promote plant-based food products as “meat.”

Farmers and ranchers from South Dakota to Louisiana have been enduring record rainfall and flooding to care for their cattle.

Farmers and ranchers from South Dakota to Louisiana have been enduring record rainfall and flooding to care for their cattle.