livestock
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Latest EU data suggests 65,500 individual livestock are killed by wolves each year.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Beef prices are at record highs, up 12% from a year ago, because a major drought in the Plains states in 2022 forced many ranchers to sell off their livestock, reducing cattle inventories nationwide.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Filburn, a 1942 case in which the Supreme Court said a farmer growing wheat to feed his own livestock might have tangential effects on the interstate market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It comes from the surrounding landscape, including farm fields, livestock operations, diesel exhaust and unpaved roads.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I herd them before me like a dog nipping at the heels of livestock.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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