“Never in the history of our industry have we had so many external influences,” says Tom Brink with Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, the world’s largest cattle-feeding enterprise. And, while that does throw some challenges into the management mix that cattlemen traditionally haven’t have had to contend with, all in all, now is a very good time to own cows, Brink says....More

The U.S. Cattlemen's Association (USCA) applauds the recent passage of the "Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act," 2012 (H.R. 2112), which passed the House 298:121 and the Senate 70:30. President Obama signed the bill into law on Nov. 18....More