Let me see if I have this straight: 1. President Obama has stated that America is going to be more restrained in foreign internal affairs. 2. Yet the U.S. federal government has listed 568 foreign species on the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These are species that never set one paw, foot or leg on American soil, ever...More

Several organizations in the United States provide guidelines on how animals should be raised to maximize animal welfare and protect the environment....More

Like most western South Dakota ranchers, Jim Johnson relies on his ranches' dams to provide his cow/calf herd with an adequate water supply....More

An unbelievable number of issues confront not only the cattle business but agriculture as a whole, says Colin Woodall, vice president of government affairs for National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in Washington, D.C....More

The first lab tests confirming Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in the state of Montana have been received, according to Neil Anderson, supervisor of Montana's Wildlife Lab....More

A late-summer study by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University shows the South would be worse off under proposed climate legislation....More

"The bill also does nothing to provide alternative sources of energy to fill the energy deficit left by the reduction in fossil fuels, nor does it prevent the EPA from using controversial indirect land use principles that penalize ethanol."...More

Farming the hill land of north central Mississippi comes with its own unique set of challenges, not the least of which are erosion and drainage....More

Eastern Oregon received more confirmation last month that wolves are settling into the region....More

For years, beef producers and most consumers, as well as scientists from all over the world, including the World Health Organization, recognized that growth promotants used in beef production not only improved efficiency but also were safe for both the environment and beef consumers....More

No question about it: The 2006 United Nations report Livestock’s Long Shadow put a new jolt into animal-rights and other anti-meat campaigns....More

Now that the economic stimulus package has become law, the attention in Washington will turn to other issues....More