US reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks, squeezing Tyson Foods
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation’s cattle herd to its lowest level in…
Controversial U.S. cull kills 19 feral cattle in New Mexico wilderness area
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) – Nineteen feral cattle have been shot from a helicopter by federal employees in a New Mexico wilderness area in a cull opposed by ranchers…
Lower cattle prices to fatten Brazilian meatpackers’ margins, analysts say
By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A decline in Brazilian cattle prices this year and strong demand for the country’s beef exports will widen Brazilian meatpackers’ margins in the short term,…
Migrants Rescued From Cattle Trailer
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued nine migrants and arrested four smugglers during a traffic stop near Nogales, Arizona, early Saturday. Migrants concealed in trailer. Tucson Sector agents conducted a…
Tri-Cities Rancher Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay $244 Million in Restitution for “Ghost Cattle” Fraud
Defendant Sentenced in the Largest-Ever Criminal Fraud Scheme in the Eastern District of Washington Yakima, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today…
Florida farmers scramble to reach cattle after Hurricane Ian
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Farmers in Florida rushed to reach their cattle on Thursday after trees downed by Hurricane Ian broke fences used to contain the animals and rain from…
Shrinking U.S. cattle herd signals more pain from high beef prices
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – U.S. consumers grappling with soaring inflation face more pain from high beef prices as ranchers are reducing their cattle herds due to drought and lofty feed costs,…
FROM SOLAR GRID TO CATTLE SHED: How Greenpeace’s Dream Of A Solar-Powered Village Fell Apart In Just A Few Years
FROM SOLAR GRID TO CATTLE SHED: How Greenpeace’s Dream Of A Solar-Powered Village Fell Apart In Just A Few Years Thomas Catenacci on May 15, 2022 A Greenpeace-funded solar energy project in…
Kansas Cattle Trader Fined and Banned for Life After Repeated Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act
WICHITA, KAN. – The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas fined a recidivist violator of statutory and regulatory federal livestock laws under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The District Court…
Amarillo Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Cattle Feed Supplement Company
Two Amarillo men who defrauded a manufacturer of cattle feed supplements out of more than $474,000 pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad…
Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts, snarling Canada-U.S. trade
By Julie Gordon and Rod Nickel OTTAWA – Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars daily of trade,…
Canadian farmers face cattle feed shortage due to drought, transport strains
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canadian farmers say they are just days away from running out of feed for cattle, due to severe drought last summer damaging crops needed to fatten…
Pueblo Cattle Investment Operator Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Richard K. Sears, 73, of Pueblo was sentenced to serve 41 months in prison for his role in…
Corsica Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in a Multi-Million Dollar Cattle Ponzi Scheme
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Corsica, South Dakota, man convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering was sentenced on November 4, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen…
Bellevue Man Who Spent Cattle Loan Funds on Gambling Sentenced to Federal Prison
A man who spent federal loan money intended for the purchase of cattle on his personal expenses, including gambling and alcohol, was sentenced on October 4, 2021, to ten months in federal…
Cattle Broker Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud, Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million in Restitution
MACON, Ga. – A Georgia cattle broker was sentenced to prison and was ordered to pay millions in restitution after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme defrauding an investor…
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