The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, recently revealed a new “beefed up” variation of sushi: Beefshi.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has officially lifted the quarantine imposed on all Prairie cattle operations tested during its investigation into an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis (TB).

On Feb. 13, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), along with 19 other senators from both parties, introduced the Fair Agriculture Reporting Method (FARM) Act, a bipartisan bill that would countermand a pending federal court order requiring farms, ranches and other agricultural operations to calculate and report the natural emission of ammonia from poultry and livestock manure in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), which monitors toxic Superfund sites.

At 14 months old, Angus bull SAV Elation 7899 has become the highest-priced bull ever sold at public auction, selling for $800,000 to two ranchers in Missouri and Oklahoma, breaking last year’s record of $750,000.

Groups contesting the 2015 “Waters of the U.S.” rule (WOTUS) now know where to take their cases. The U.S. Supreme Court made a unanimous decision on Jan. 22 to give federal district courts jurisdiction over decisions regarding WOTUS.

Brazilian meat company Minerva SA expects to resume exports to the U.S. in the first quarter of 2018, Reuters reports. Minerva SA Chief Executive Fernando Galletti told reporters plans are dependent on decisions within the government.

The USDA released a report in December 2017 detailing death loss, both predator and nonpredator, on cattle operations in 2015. The report was a cooperative effort between the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy was released from custody after U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro declared the federal case against him and his sons a mistrial in December. Another hearing held on Jan. 8 finally dismissed the case “with prejudice,” after which Bundy was released.

President Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 4 significantly reducing the size of two of Utah’s national monuments, the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Cattle producers attending the 25th annual Cattlemen’s College held in Phoenix, Arizona, Jan. 30-31 can look forward to a good educational experience this year. This year’s Cattlemen’s College, sponsored by Zoetis, will kick off the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Phoenix.