''Drovers, America's beef business source'' (popularly referred to as ''Drovers Magazine'' or ''Drovers'') is a monthly magazine that claims to be the oldest

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publication in the

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. It derives its name from Drovers which is a British term for livestock herding.

History and profile

Harvey Goodall started the ''Chicago Daily Drovers Journal'' in 1873 to report on the

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. In 1917

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purchased the publication and merged it with the ''Kansas City Drovers Telegram'', which covered the Kansas City Stockyards. In 1901 an editorial in the Kansas City Drovers Telegram entitled "Call It The American Royal" was end up causing the Kansas City Livestock Show to change its name to the American Royal. The magazine later became a monthly was published by

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until December 1, 2015. Today, the magazine is published by Farm Journal Media with offices in Kansas City suburb of

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References

External links

Official site
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