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Cherokee County man indicted in multi-county horse theft case
FORT WORTH, Texas (April 24, 2025) — Samuel Wayne Bell Jr. of Cherokee County was indicted for second-degree felony theft of livestock following an investigation by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers Darrel Bobbitt and Larry Hand. In … Continue reading →
National Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report – Formulated and Forward Contract – Imported
Hickory Hollow Jerky Recalls Ready-To-Eat Jerky Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
FSIS Announcement WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2024 – Hickory Hollow Jerky, a Eufaula, Ala., establishment, is recalling approximately 6,229 pounds of ready-to-eat jerky products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection … Continue reading →
Diverse Crop Rotations Reduce Risk of Crop Loss Under Poor Growing Conditions
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are responding to the increasingly uncertain climate. The warmer and more unpredictable weather has been a source of instability on U.S. farms. ARS agroecologists turned to history for a … Continue reading →
Cow “Challenge” Study Should Help Turn Tables on H5N1 in Dairy Herds
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2024—Animal challenge studies completed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists show that infecting dairy cows with the H5N1 virus in a laboratory setting can trigger clinical signs of disease similar to those of naturally infected animals … Continue reading →
South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary 7-27-2024
USDA Seeks Nominees for the American Pecan Council
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the American Pecan Council to fill five grower, three sheller, one accumulator, one public member, and their respective alternate seats. Nominations will be accepted Feb. 15 – April 1, … Continue reading →
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation (Cargill) of Wichita, Kan., on Feb. 5, 2024, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. An investigation by USDA’s … Continue reading →