As the price of cattle has steadily increased to record levels over recent years, so too has the investment that cattle feeders have made in the health of their livestock.

In passing an omnibus bill worth $1.15 trillion in spending, the U.S. Congress on Friday also voted to repeal the portions of the country of origin labeling (COOL) laws that were related to beef and pork, and were deemed illegal by the World Trade Organization (WTO) weeks ago.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) put a final price tag on the seven-year debate over the U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) rule on Dec. 7, ordering that Canada and Mexico can assess around $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs on American products.

If you think calving season is rough on the ranch, consider what the calf has to go through once it hits the ground.

It was the second Christmas after my mother moved us to a new state – just my sister and myself. The older kids had grown and moved away. Mom had started a new job teaching at the elementary and we kids were barely adjusted to our new setting.

Organizers for the Range Beef Cow Symposium expect a strong pre-holiday turnout to this year’s conference, scheduled for Nov. 16-19 in Loveland, Colorado.

Groups from within and outside the beef industry are responding to a World Health Organization (WHO) study that targets processed meat and red meat as foods linked to cancer.

Each year, the Nobel Prize is given for meritorious achievements in chemistry, medicine, physics, economics, literature and peace. This year’s recipient for the Nobel in economic sciences is Angus Deaton, the Scottish-born, Princeton educator known for his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare.

Beef producers wanting to learn the most applicable skills in stockmanship and cattle handling can now find resources online through an educational site sponsored by Merck Animal Health.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 9 issued a nationwide stay preventing the controversial rule issued by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) from going into effect.