A series of sexual harassment allegations led to the resignation Friday of Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, one of the biggest critics of the livestock and dairy industries in the U.S.

Christmas shoppers are familiar with Black Friday, the day when spending is strong enough to put many stores’ annual budgets finally into the black. A similar principle has applied to cattle markets, except the calendar is flipped. Strong cattle sales in the spring must be strong enough to balance the trend of dropping prices in the fall. And in recent years, that drop has slid into a problematic trend.

You start with some bone-in cuts of beef, and additional beef bones, and roast them at 375ºF for 30 minutes. Transfer all meat, bones and drippings to a slow cooker. Add chunks of carrots, onions, celery and mushrooms.

The city of Denver and the Western Stock Show Association began work on Nov. 3 with a ceremony clearing ground toward the $1.1 billion National Western Center project and restoration of the site of the National Western Stock Show.

I don’t know about your corner of the world – but here in Idaho, we get some pretty darn near perfect sunsets when dusk rolls around.

Paul Andrews is president and CEO of the National Western Stock Show (NWSS), Colorado’s largest Western trade show, and the most prominent livestock show in the country.

The old village may as well have been erased from a map. Those who lived there were broken, feeble and hungry. War had come and gone. Disease had been a familiar foe.

When critics of livestock agriculture take aim at the beef industry and its impact on the environment, cattlemen can’t afford to run, hide or sit idle. Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist in cooperative extension at the University of California – Davis, knows firsthand how scientific data has been manipulated to demonize livestock agriculture. The strategy to fight those misperceptions? Learn the facts about your cattle production methods and then get to work defending them.

The Bureau of Land Management has announced its intention to reopen the multi-state pact on sage grouse protection. The agency’s move on Oct. 5 follows an announcement last summer from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke that the deal may be overhauled to include more multi-use interests.

On Oct. 17, the USDA announced that it will withdraw its rules adding more strength to the Packers and Stockyard Act.