America’s Big Beef: An Industry In Transition

Beef Checkoff Feud Exposes Divide Within Cattle Industry

Frank Morris and Peggy Lowe — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:42:06 +0000

When Allen Berry brought his 11 yearlings to the Green City Livestock Market in central Missouri last month, he paid into a fund that at first blush, seems a bargain.

Beef Feedlots Grapple With Endless Waste

Jeremy Bernfeld — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:36:17 +0000

You think you deal with a lot of bull crap? Allan Sents needs a front-end loader and a dump truck to deal with all the cattle manure he’s up against. Literally.

Judging A Cow By More Than Its Cover

Frank Morris — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:12:33 +0000

Backstage behind the cattle pens at the giant livestock show at the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo., “cow fitter” Maddee Moore was awash in glamour goods.

Public Research For Private Interests

Peggy Lowe — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:15:53 +0000

Agricultural colleges in the top five beef-producing states have become quasi-arms of the cattle industry, selling science to corporate bidders who set the research agenda with their dollars.

America's Big Beef

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:03:16 +0000

Just how much influence does Big Beef have in Cowtown?

Newspaper Series Faults Big Beef

Donna Vestal — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:01:23 +0000

What should you know about the beef on your table? The Kansas City Star answered that question with a three-part series on the beef industry.

New Reporting Series Covers 'America's Big Beef'

Harvest Public Media — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:35:21 +0000

On Monday, Harvest Public Media launches a five-part series called "America’s Big Beef: An Industry in Transition." It's a deep dive into the big business of cattle.