Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a ...

The Iowa Sierra Club can continue its legal challenge of an Iowa Department of Natural Resources decision that paves the way for a large cattle feeding operation near a trout stream in northeast Iowa.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wynja Feedlot in Orange City have reached a settlement of $20,000 for the ...

The EPA and Wynja Feedlot in Orange City have reached a settlement of $20,000 for the feedlot’s unpermitted wastewater discharges.

In letters published Nov. 24-30, 2025, readers praise LSI, Dogpatch and Terry Branstad but are down on the EPA, the DOE and ...

K-State beef cattle experts offer new insights highlighting the tradeoffs between grazing larger versus smaller cows.

USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report highlights how suspended Mexican cattle imports, shrinking feeder supplies and reduced ...

Tyson Foods is preparing to shut down one of its largest beef processing plants, a move that underscores how a shrinking U.S.

Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate the small city and undermine the profits of ranchers nationwide. The closure of the plant and one ...

Tyson Foods announces January shutdown of a Lexington facility that processes 5% of U.S. beef while reducing operations at ...