/tags/cattle Cattle en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:36:13 GMT /texas/2024-04-01/first-human-case-of-bird-flu-in-texas-detected-after-contact-with-infected-dairy-cattle This is the second recorded human case of bird flu in the U.S. “The risk to the general public is believed to be low," Texas health officials said. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:36:13 GMT /texas/2024-04-01/first-human-case-of-bird-flu-in-texas-detected-after-contact-with-infected-dairy-cattle Neelam Bohra /texas/2020-09-29/why-are-some-ranchers-now-selling-more-beef-directly-to-consumers-its-the-pandemic From Texas Standard:Around the end of March, Chris Swenson thought he had a problem with his website.Swenson is the head of Swenson ranches, a cattle� Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:43:01 GMT /texas/2020-09-29/why-are-some-ranchers-now-selling-more-beef-directly-to-consumers-its-the-pandemic Michael Marks /texas/2020-05-12/covid-19-will-cost-texas-agriculture-at-least-6-billion-this-year-experts-say From Texas Standard:The traditional farm-to-table path for food has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many people staying home and out of� Tue, 12 May 2020 15:56:39 GMT /texas/2020-05-12/covid-19-will-cost-texas-agriculture-at-least-6-billion-this-year-experts-say Michael Marks /texas/2020-03-24/its-a-real-wreck-coronavirus-adds-uncertainty-to-the-cattle-market From Texas Standard:There are lots of terms to describe the market meltdown we've seen over the past month or so: a crash, a dip, a prelude to recession.� Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:16:36 GMT /texas/2020-03-24/its-a-real-wreck-coronavirus-adds-uncertainty-to-the-cattle-market Michael Marks /texas/2019-07-29/how-estray-laws-are-causing-beef-among-landowners-in-far-west-texas Presidio County is one of 22 in the state that still abides by open-range laws that allow cattle to roam, more or less, where they want. That means it’s� Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:02:41 GMT /texas/2019-07-29/how-estray-laws-are-causing-beef-among-landowners-in-far-west-texas Michael Marks /texas/2019-04-29/ranchers-say-big-four-meatpackers-colluded-to-keep-the-price-of-beef-down From Texas Standard:Ranchers and cattlemen have some beef with U.S. meatpackers. They claim the meatpackers are purposefully driving down the price the� Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:53:46 GMT /texas/2019-04-29/ranchers-say-big-four-meatpackers-colluded-to-keep-the-price-of-beef-down Michael Marks /texas/2018-08-09/whats-the-safest-way-to-protect-texas-cattle-from-fever-ticks From Texas Standard:Raising cattle anywhere is hard, but it’s especially hard in the Rio Grande Valley. And that’s thanks to fever ticks. They can spread� Thu, 09 Aug 2018 18:42:36 GMT /texas/2018-08-09/whats-the-safest-way-to-protect-texas-cattle-from-fever-ticks Michael Marks /texas/2018-05-23/as-drought-spreads-across-texas-ranchers-are-forced-to-liquidate-their-stock From Texas Standard.More than 40 percent of Texas is in some stage of drought right now, according to the latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor. Some� Wed, 23 May 2018 17:56:17 GMT /texas/2018-05-23/as-drought-spreads-across-texas-ranchers-are-forced-to-liquidate-their-stock Michael Marks /texas/2018-02-02/a-380-000-longhorn-a-look-at-the-never-ending-race-for-the-biggest-horns-in-texas From Texas Standard.In 1941, Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie published The Longhorns, the definitive book on the quintessential Lone Star State livestock.� Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:54:42 GMT /texas/2018-02-02/a-380-000-longhorn-a-look-at-the-never-ending-race-for-the-biggest-horns-in-texas Michael Marks /texas/2017-09-08/in-southeast-texas-harveys-toll-includes-cattle-and-other-livestock From Texas Standard:It wasn’t just people who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. Cattle throughout south Texas were also put in harm’s way. But even� Fri, 08 Sep 2017 22:37:27 GMT /texas/2017-09-08/in-southeast-texas-harveys-toll-includes-cattle-and-other-livestock Michael Marks