Instead, they're pushing for reliable information that would tell consumers whether industrial or family farms produced the food, whether that food was grown locally, and whether farms treated their animals "humanely. Whole Foods announced a $10 million low-interest loan program to help local farmers - as well as other efforts to get local products into their stores. CHICAGO -- The organic industry may be one of the fastest-growing niches of the food world, but for a small group of...

Deputies found several decaying cattle carcasses and a number of live cattle, ranging in age from calves to mature cattle, at another location two miles west of Oklahoma 132 a half-mile off Wood Road, according to court documents. Undersheriff Jerry Niles said when the case was under investigation 36 cattle carcasses were discovered on the two properties following execution of asearch warrant. Staff reports A Drummond man was charged Fri-day with one misdemeanor count of leaving an animal...

Vehicles traversing theat area had to slow to as little as five miles per hour so that the unpredictable movements of the cattle did not result in accidents. One motorist was not lucky when a black bull jumped from the bank he was standing on and unto her car, smashing the windscreen, damaging the grill, headlamps, bonnet and one fender. It is usual that when there are accidents involving cattle and sheep which are let loose to find food and water during the drier months of the year,...

CHICAGO Dow Jones)--After sagging at the start due to Chicago Board of Trade corn's sharp rise, Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rebounded and closed higher on fund buying and cash optimism for next week that spurred June/August bear spreading against spot-June longs conducting the Goldman Roll. CHICAGO Dow Jones)--After sagging at the start due to Chicago Board of Trade corn's sharp rise, Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rebounded and closed higher on...

And we would urge Scottish Enterprise and industry leaders to get this plan off the ground as soon as possible to make the most of the recent acceleration in exports. The UK has finally left behind the dark days of the BSE crisis, and producers, many of them in Scotland, are reaping the rewards of the return of beef to overseas menus. Scotland has also been punching above its weight in salmon production, exporting more than 12 million whole salmon in 2006. In March, rural development...

each morning, Elizabeth Bush, who owns 15 cows and approximately 50 steer, has strapped on her work gloves and revved up the tractor to do one of her favorite things - farming. She can identify each one, even though most of the similarly-sized, solid black livestock are nearly indistinguishable to the untrained eye. On a crisp Sunday morning, Elizabeth Bush eased into a herd of cattle hoping to find a new calf peering out from behind its mother. Each morning, Bush checks dozens of pregnant...