Cattle producer finds stolen cattle with help from TV show
A Canadian cattleman missing 10 heifers used unconventional tactics to track down his animals.
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House Republican warns against rushing immigration reform
The immigration system is badly in need of reform but Congress should not rush legislation to President Barack Obama, who is demanding prompt action, a leading Republican said on Tuesday.
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We must have a hole in the fence, the cows are gone
It has been 61 years since the U.S. cattle inventory was as small as it is now. And it has been 64 years since the calf crop was as small as it is now. At the first of the year the cattle inventory was 89.3 mil. down 2 percent from last year.
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Two pay restitution after killing cattle with a bow and arrow
Two Oklahoma men who used a bow and arrow to kill eight head of cattle in 2011 will pay $85,000 in restitution to victims, including a young 4-H member who lost her show calf.
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Where have all the beef cows gone?
Cattle numbers are down again, to their lowest level since 1952, according to USDA’s recent inventory count. Beef cow numbers are at their lowest level since 1962 as the devastating impacts of the 2012 drought continues the longer-term decline.
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D.C. Watch: No clear path to avoid automatic spending cuts
Automatic spending cuts, called “the sequester,” may not be avoided. When Congress passed a bill avoiding the fiscal cliff at the beginning of this year, they postponed the billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts until the beginning of March.
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Low Mississippi River may take money out of your pocket
Lower water levels along the United States’ major inland river system affects food and feed costs which can add to the cost of many commodities already magnified by months of drought.
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Peregrine Financial's ex-CEO sentenced to 50 years in jail
A U.S. judge on Thursday sentenced the founder of Peregrine Financial Group to 50 years in prison for looting hundreds of millions of dollars from the brokerage, saying his customers would probably never recover the money they lost.
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Beginning farmers and ranchers at a glance
USDA programs have targeted assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers since the 1992 Agricultural Credit Improvement Act. Farms or ranches are considered “beginning” if the operators have managed them for 10 years or less.
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Texas cattle thief found in Montana
A Midland man on the run since May 2012 turned himself in to authorities Monday after he was located, arrested and released on personal recognizance bond in Big Horn, Montana, on a warrant stemming from cattle theft charges in Midland and Martin counties.
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Russia eyes N. America meat ban over feed additive
Russia warned on Monday it might soon bar imports of U.S. and Canadian beef and pork if producers do not certify them free of the feed additive ractopamine.
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- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
