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Meat Cutters Discover a New Steak

John Johnson — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:00:05 CDT

Good news for carnivores and not so good news for cattle: People who specialize in such things say they've found a new cut of beef from a cow called the "Vegas strip steak." Business Insider picks up on the weird scoop from the Drovers Cattle Network , which proclaims that the...

Florida Ranchers Give Returning Panthers a Break

Kevin Spak — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:05:49 CDT

Florida’s endangered panther population has come a long way; thirty years ago there were just 20 of the big cats left, whereas now there are more than 160 of them. That’s the good news. The bad news? Panthers will be panthers, and Florida ranchers are reporting increasing deaths of their...

Aussies Ban Indonesia Cattle Exports After Shocking Videos

Rob Quinn — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:57:44 CDT

Australia has banned the export of live cattle to Indonesia amid a public outcry over cruelty in the Islamic country's slaughterhouses. Horrific images broadcast on Australian TV last week showed cattle being whipped, kicked and beaten before painful slaughter. Some cows were left to bleed to death after repeated clumsy...

Mankind Wipes Out 2nd Virus

Rob Quinn — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:56:54 CDT

Scientists say they have eradicated the deadly cattle virus rinderpest, marking only the second time in history that humanity has wiped out a viral disease. Smallpox was wiped out 30 years ago. Rinderpest—which originated in Asia and spread around the world with invaders from Genghis Khan onward—was capable...

Outlook Good for 'Miracle' Two-Headed Calf

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:20:00 CDT

A farmer in northern Egypt says his cow has given birth to a two-headed calf that he calls a "divine miracle." Sobhy el-Ganzoury said Saturday it took two hours and much pulling to deliver the rare calf. He said the difficult birth weakened the calf's legs. The farmer said the...

Farmer Makes Manure Valentine

Nick McMaster — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:51:00 CST

Some might say it's gross, but you have to give Bruce Andersland an "A" for effort. As a Valentine for his wife, the Minnesota farmer created a half-mile-wide heart made out of manure. His wife of 37 years says it's the biggest and most creative Valentine she's ever seen. And...

Kiefer Sutherland Loses $869K in Cow Scam

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:54:57 CST

Kiefer Sutherland is the latest celebrity victim of a Ponzi scheme, losing $869,000 to a scam involving…cows? Yes, cows. The 24 star fronted Michael Wayne Carr the money to buy cattle in Mexico then sell them at a profit in the US—but the suspected con man never bought...

NM Calf Frolics With Fake Legs

Rob Quinn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:40:00 CST

The first calf ever fitted with prosthetic legs now spends her days frolicking at a New Mexico farm just months after losing her back hooves and part of her hind legs to frostbite. Rancher Nancy Dickenson's step-daughter found the frostbitten black Angus, named Meadow, on a neighboring property and the...

Cattle Rustling Makes a Texas- Size Comeback

Rob Quinn — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:11:00 CDT

A crime of the Old West is becoming a serious problem in 21st-century Texas, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cases of cattle rustling have more than tripled over the last couple of years, a trend investigators blame on the recession and on city-dwelling ranch owners who don't take the time...