According to Derek Bailey, New Mexico State University (NMSU) rangeland specialist, overgrazing and 20th century fire-suppression strategies have laid the groundwork for some of today's "catastrophic" wildfires. In some areas, the grasses that fueled normal and periodic low-intensity surface fires in the past have been replaced by densely packed trees and brush that fuel the raging prairie and forest fires seen in recent years, including record-setting 2011 fires in the Southwest....More

Researchers from a host of countries have so far isolated 10 variants of the E.coli 0104:H4 that killed 50 and sickened 4,000....More

Large and medium frame, heavy-muscled Angus and Angus-cross calves drew the highest prices at sale barns, while substantial discounts went to bulls, horned or fleshy calves, according to recent research by specialists at two universities....More

They were a drag on the industry. The value of beef cuts from the chuck and round in the late 1990s were down 20-30% over a five-year period, according to CattleFax. Producers directing programs for the beef checkoff took notice and began developing a game plan....More