Angie Stump Denton, editorial leader of Drovers and Farm Journal's cattle industry news coverage. Her on-the-ground reporting of New World Screwworm provides ranchers and livestock producers with important information they need to manage the crisis.

Angie Stump Denton

Editorial Leader, Drovers

Angie Stump Denton is the editorial lead for Drovers, bringing a third-generation cattle producer’s perspective to the beef industry. From breeding to calving and weaning to markets, her expertise provides producers with actionable, day-to-day insights. Her reporting on critical animal health issues, including New World screwworm, extends beyond the science to the ranch gate. Dedicated to the resilience of the U.S. cattle industry, Angie’s work bridges the gap between the headlines and practical management, helping producers protect their herds and ensure profitability.

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Just days before the Douglas, Ariz., port of entry is set to welcome Mexican cattle, a confirmed bovine case in Sonora throws the USDA’s phased reopening timeline into question.
The company will end operations at its Joslin, Ill., beef facility and its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility plus it is pursuing the sale of its Pasco, Wash., beef facility.
From JBS Souderton’s $30 million value-added pivot to Tyson’s Nebraska shutdown, the processing sector is restructuring around high-efficiency plants, heavier carcasses and automated lines.
Beyond feedlot death loss, cow-calf herds face hard-to-measure hits in sickness, weight gain, foot health and future calf performance when heat and humidity stack up.
As extreme drought fuels a fire that has jumped rivers and state lines, ranch families and volunteer fire crews are directing the flames away from ranches the best they can.
The reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border on Aug. 24 is expected to have a short-term impact on cattle markets, but analysts say the return of Mexican feeder cattle will not fundamentally change long-term supply.
USDA to open the Douglas, Ariz., port first to restart U.S.-Mexico cattle trade after more than a year of New World screwworm-driven closures — if Mexico adheres to the Joint Action Plan.
USDA’s latest cattle inventory and cattle on feed reports confirm the cyclical low is likely behind the industry, but structural headwinds and sky‑high calf prices are keeping expansion cautious and gradual.
DNA-based diet research from two Northern California wolf packs shows cattle rival mule deer as a primary prey source — adding hard data to what ranchers have been reporting for years.
For 100 years, Ed Koger’s family has bought Angus bulls from Dalebanks Angus, proving in the cattle business, the most valuable trait you can breed for is integrity.