NEWS

At the 2019 52nd American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, two outstanding and long-time cattle veterinarians were inducted into the Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame (CPVHOF) in front of hundreds of their veterinary peers.

Fire officials say one person suffered smoke inhalation in a fire at a meat-packing plant in southwestern Kansas.

Total cattle imports in July were down 4.1%, with year-to-date total cattle imports up 14.7% year over year for the January through July period. Cattle imports in 2018 totaled 1.9 million head, including 66.8% Mexican cattle and 33.2% from Canada.

Farmers and ranchers are breathing a sigh of relief after the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced Sept. 12 that they are repealing the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule that expanded the EPA and Corps' regulatory powers beyond the limits approved by Congress and the Supreme Court.

Rick Machen from the King Ranch Institute addressed a full house at the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course when he spoke to attendees about marketing commercial calves. The overarching question he addressed throughout the presentation was “What is a ‘good’ price for my calves and how do I get it?”