January USDA cattle reports could reveal if beef herd has hit bottom and started rebuilding, which could have major implications on markets.

Humane livestock handling a recent concern The issue of the humane handling and slaughter of livestock is not a recent concern triggered by videos that shock the public. The issue goes back as far as ...

Ranchers in New Mexico urged a judge this week to halt the U.S. Forest Service's plans to conduct an "aerial slaughter" of 150 wild cattle across the Gila Wilderness. U.S. Forest Service officials ...

ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia is the nation’s biggest producer of broiler chickens, but small farmers for years have been pushed to the margins of this lucrative industry because they don’t have access to ...

No amount of oversight can make killing those who want to live “humane.” We must confront the fact that the real solution lies not in reforming slaughter, but in eliminating it altogether. Brian C.

The latest cattle on feed report indicated the number of cattle and calves on feed headed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 ...

Mohammad Naushad Qureshi was shot in the leg during the incident and found with a firearm. Qureshi admitted involvement in the theft and slaughter of cattle.