Cattlemen often encounter situations where animals are stubborn or difficult to handle. Often, it’s that handlers’ actions that are the main culprit in such incidents. An animal-handling incident can ...

WASHINGTON -- From ranchers to veterinarians and everyone between, we all have a role in ensuring the safety and well-being of animals. In the U.S. cattle industry, animal abuse will not be tolerated.

Steve Williams doesn't sleep in very often. And holidays? He doesn't get those off. Taking care of cattle is a seven-days-a-week job, usually beginning around 5:30 a.m. when he wakes up to get ready ...

When I was 10, my job was "chicken chores." Feeding, watering, gathering eggs and occasionally cleaning out for a flock of 800 hens. I hated it, and the egg count showed it: maybe 60 percent yield.