Lamb Prices Hold, Kill Drops Off
Fat and feeder lamb prices held fairly steady around the country this week with only minor fluctuations. Slaughter ewe prices were a little up and down, but averaged about steady.

Fed Cattle Trade Brief Again, Prices Also Steady Once Again
Plains fed cattle trade this week was a repeat of many previous repeats, most sales coming within a narrow window of time on Wednesday.

Plains Feedlot Sales

Range Sales

Watching Horses In The Wild Taught Trainer How To Teach
He's met the Queen of England. He's appeared in a number of movies. He's been a rodeo champion. His life experiences have been varied, but the thread that runs through the fabric of Monty Roberts’ life is his love of horses.

Researchers Pool Packers And Feeders On Price Discovery
Price discovery has become a major issue these days in the beef industry, so much so that an entire two-day conference here recently focused on that very topic.

Water And Loss Of Target Price Biggest Changes In ‘96 Farm Bill
Variability in feed prices and an emphasis on water quality are the two key factors in the new 1996 Farm Bill that will have the greatest impact on the ranching community.

Winter-Kill Livestock Carcass Cleanup Big Problem On Plains
Carcasses of cattle killed by winter blizzards pose a massive new headache for stressed-out stockmen on the Plains.

Hungry Cowboy Gives Lowdown On Recent Dining Experiences
Have you ever noticed that when you've been on the road for hours, or put in a really hard day, or had one of those days when nothing has gone right, that for some reason you are really hungry?

Hondo Man Named Rural Hero After Effort To Save Father
William Clayton "Clay" Nuckles of Hondo has been named rural hero of 1996, says Ben Bullard, president of the Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council.

Hoof And Mouth In Taiwan Hogs May Benefit U.S. Beef Prices
Pork prices are beginning to hog the limelight on the nation's futures exchanges, boosted by a foreign disease outbreak that is expected to boost U.S. pork exports — and in so doing could ease pressure on competing meats such as beef.

Yellowstone Wolf Biologist Jumps Ship For Ted Turner
Television tycoon Ted Turner has hired Yellowstone National Park's top wolf biologist to promote wildlife conservation on his Montana ranch and his other properties.

African Range Manager Sees His Country’s Future In U.S.
Riding shotgun, Victor gazes out the window immersed in deep thought as we drive toward the West Elk Mountains in Western Colorado. Victor lets out a low whistle and exclaims, "This country looks a lot like my home!"

Panhandle Water Fight Presaged Statewide Changes Being Mulled
Roberts County, perfectly content to remain a throwback to when the Panhandle was mostly unfettered range, didn't mean to set an example for water law in Texas.

Panhandle Water Fight Presaged Statewide Changes Being Mulled
Roberts County, perfectly content to remain a throwback to when the Panhandle was mostly unfettered range, didn't mean to set an example for water law in Texas.

TSCRA Elects New Slate Of Officers
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association members elected new officers during their recent annual meeting here.

Cattle Removal Timetable Set In Diamond Bar Grazing Case
A timetable worked out by opposing factions in a long-simmering grazing showdown would call for all cattle to be removed from the Diamond Bar Ranch in southwestern New Mexico by June 15.

FDA’s "Mad Cow" Feed Ruling Finding Opponents In Industry
As far as anyone can tell, "mad cow" disease has not spread from Britain to these shores. But nonetheless there's controversy about how to prevent the catastrophic bovine illness from getting a start here.

Clint Corey Sets New Record At National Circuit Finals
The 1991 world champion bareback rider, Clint Corey from Kennewick, Wash., set a new Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo bareback riding record with an 89-point ride aboard Big Bend Rodeo’s Spring Fling during the rodeo’s Wrangler Round Finals in Pocatello, Idaho.

Apology Puts An End To Smithsonian Saga
The beef war is over. Tempers flared last month after a children's magazine linked to the Smithsonian Institution published an anti-beef article, angering cattle producers and lawmakers from Texas, which is the nation's top beef-producing state.

NM Seeking Nominees For Resource Council
New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management are seeking nominations to fill 10 vacancies on the 15-member New Mexico Resource Advisory Council.

Angelo Packer Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Income Tax Evasion
Mike Evans, president and sole owner of Evans Meat Co. here, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of wire fraud and filing false tax returns.

Many Oregon Horses Face Rare Disease
About 45 percent of Oregon horses west of the Cascade Range may have been exposed to a once rare neurological disease, state veterinary researchers have warned.

"Boy From Burns" With Common Name Wields Ag Clout In House
The strange turn of events that brought retired Rep. Bob Smith back to Congress didn't fully hit home until he appeared before 40 reporters the first time as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.

Angelo Feeder Cattle Higher, Lambs Steady
Feeder lambs sold weak in a light test this week, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes uneven, with utility and good steady to $1 higher, cull and utility weak to $2 lower. Receipts totaled 7358 head.

Producers Can Comment About Captive Supply Via The Web
Cattle producers can now use the Internet to comment to USDA about a proposal to restrict use of captive supplies by beef packers.

Unregistered Bull in a Hotel Lobby
Choice gleanings from 45-plus years of Unregistered Bull.
John’s eyes bugged out as a character with long hair, horn-rimmed glasses, yellow flannel pants and orange sport shirt left the hotel desk and headed straight toward him.

On The Edge Of Common Sense
By Baxter Black
"I do solemnly swear, as shepherd of the flock, to accept the responsibility for the animals put in my care. To tend to their basic needs of food and shelter. To minister to their ailments. To put their well-being before my own, if need be. And to relieve their pain and suffering up to, and including the final bullet.
"I swear to treat them with respect. To always remember that we have made them dependent on us and therefore have put their lives in our hands.
"As God is my witness."

It's The Pitts
By Lee Pitts
Newcomers to this country who wish to become citizens must pass a test to become full-fledged Americans. It’s an exam most natives would probably fail because the rules have changed since you and I took a class in government. As a public service I will now explain how our government really works, or should I say, doesn’t work?

Shortgrass Country
By Monte Noelke
Hard to say if the common cause today in the shortgrass country is to find new income, or to stop old outgo. Difficult also to say our business goes in cycles. "Circles" sounds better to me. Future generations are sure to wonder why Great Grandfather put in chicken brooders over his mushroom cellar, or why Granddad lowered those structures to put in chinchilla cages his son had to haul off to stake a pen for exotic game.

Pokin' Fun
By Doc Blakely
The housing industry has been as slow to recover from a recent slowdown as a bloated bull on an alfalfa diet. Decatur, Georgia, has a bunch of builders who are glad to see business picking up.