Nonetheless, a few cattle break-buyers remain confident about a potential short-term beef demand bounce after the holiday as spring-time grilling heats up across the country. Bear-spreading out of front-months, which was in part fueled by this week's negative cash results, pressed nearby contracts and propped up distant months. Live cattle trended lower after the opening bell because potential longs were initially reluctant to buy what shorts were selling, especially given...

Sitting down to a beautifulfamily meal is all the more meaningful when you know that the ingredients are free of toxic pesticides and other worrisome chemicals and that the dishes have been prepared with care, keeping our earth's most precious resources in mind. Sitting down to a beautifulfamily meal is all the more meaningful when you know that the ingredients are free of toxic pesticides and other worrisome chemicals and that the dishes have been prepared with care, keeping our earth's...

Subject(s): Agriculture; Congressional Committees; Fed Regulatory Agency CFTC; Food Industry, Industrial; Food Industry, Restaurant; Food Safety; Leadership, Leaders; Public Opinion US Add to My Group May 27, 2007 at 13:26:09 Fur and Hooves Fly at House Ag Committee Animal Welfare Hearings. Subject(s): Agriculture; Congressional Committees; Fed Regulatory Agency CFTC; Food Industry, Industrial; Food Industry, Restaurant; Food Safety; Leadership, Leaders; Public Opinion US Add to My Group...

soybean acreage is expected to slide 11 percent and cotton production, 20 percent this year alone, the Agriculture Department said. The corn-for-ethanol boom, however, could eat into the food industry's share of the crop, raising prices for everything from breakfast cereal to beef and beer. They worry, too, about ethanol's fuel efficiency -- lower than traditional gasoline -- and its effects on both the environment and food prices as corn chews up more farmland. The 58-year-old Adams, who...

The fate of Montana's livestock industry hangs in the balance: If blood tests in Paradise Valley, north of the park, reveal a second herd is infected with brucellosis, federal authorities would revoke Montana's disease-free status, and ranchers could be forced to adopt a costly testing and vaccination program for the state's 2.5 million cattle. The fate of Montana's livestock industry hangs in the balance: If blood tests in Paradise Valley, north of the park, reveal a second herd is...

One friend thinks it's really weird that my cows aren't black and white, and that we don't use their milk. The scholarship is given to a high school senior planning to pursue a career in an agriculture-related field. A: We once thought we had problems with coyotes because we had a bunch of cats here, and the numbers started dwindling and there were coyote sightings. We never had any problems with the sheep, pigs or cattle, though. What really got me interested in it was they did this study...