Texas
A Texas feedlot had nearly 100 cattle stolen and sold by an employee at the yard in a theft scheme that spanned nearly 4 years.
A ground beef recall has been issued for a natural beef product originating from Texas.
A former ranch employee has been accused of digital cattle rustling in Texas after falsifying records in emails and impersonating another person in emails.
Officials in Texas have come to a temporary resolution that will allow the use of Cattle Fever Tick spray boxes for 45 days until a permanent solution is found.
An expansion to a Texas Panhandle packing plant will add 800 more head per day in slaughter capacity, primarily for cull cow and bull processing.
A decision by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller to halt the operation of spray boxes utilized to prevent to the spread of Cattle Fever Ticks is getting pushback from other government officials and cattlemen.
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The Corpus Christi, Tex., beef plant that kills 270,000 cattle annually from 30 Texas feedlots is now under the control of a former bankruptcy judge.
The KC7 Ranch in West Texas has been listed for sale which includes a 10,000 square foot home and more than 37,000 acres of range land.
Nearly two dozen new businesses argue they have claim to join in the suit that alleges Kane Beef owes millions to comply with the Packers and Stockyards Act.
More than $2.4 million worth of cattle were never bought in wire fraud scheme that spanned Missouri and Texas.
The south Texas beef packer formerly known as Kane Beef has reopened under the name of STX Beef.
The sale of Kane Beef is scheduled to close Feb. 22, 2019, and operations are expected to resume “as soon as practical,” the new owner says.
44 Farms, Mc6 Cattle Feeders, Creekstone Farms and FPL Foods are all coming together with Walmart to deliver Angus beef to consumers.
Texas agricultural officials fear thousands of cattle may have died in the aftermath of Harvey, resulting in losses to ranchers of tens of millions of dollars.
‘Significant’ amount of ranches affected, industry group says.
Texas ranchers have 600,000 more cattle and calves than they did two years ago, according to the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. Packing plants have less competition and plenty of cattle to choose from, so they’ve dropped the amount they’re willing to pay for wholesale cattle.
As the State of Texas continues dealing with violence and other critical issues along the Texas-Mexico border, the threat of an animal disease and parasite outbreak continues to grow.
Hundreds of Texas farmers and ranchers welcomed the rain and spent a day indoors listening to the latest opportunities in the cattle market, potential for alternative crops, as well as other commodity presentations at the 2014 Blackland Income Growth Conference at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.