Cooperatives Working Together announced yesterday that its fourth herd-retirement program has removed 52,783 cows representing 1 billion pounds of milk. We were able to get more bang for our members bucks in this round, and we re very pleased with the amount of milk we were able to remove this spring, Wosje says. In the first five months of the year, the program has spent approximately $14 million to help export 27 million pounds of cheese, butter and anhydrous milkfat. That one billion...

Ranchers say the far western Panhandle has long been susceptible to cattle theft because the region is so sparsely populated. Smith believes the recent increase in cattle rustling is due to the high price of cattle. Smith and other area ranchers are taking precautions to prevent them from being vulnerable to cattle rustlers. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Cattle rustling on the rise in Oklahoma Panhandle. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Cattle rustling is...

June/August bear spread (where traders sell June and buy August) and August/October bull spread (where traders buy August and sell October) at times trimmed June's gains and, along with unpredictable Chicago Board of Trade corn movement, pressured October and remaining trading months. June/August bear spread (where traders sell June and buy August) and August/October bull spread (where traders buy August and sell October) at times trimmed June's gains and, along with unpredictable Chicago...

Along with the high cost of fuel and feed, experts also say recent drought conditions, higher labor costs and a surge in dairy sales overseas are also driving up the price of milk here at home. The price of all dairy products, from cheese to cream to yogurt, is on the rise. The cost of milk, a mainstay of kitchen tables across the country, is hitting an all-time high. Some economists are predicting that the price of a gallon of milk may jump to $4. Corn, used to feed milk-producing cows,...

The beef industry should embrace production and marketing of certain kinds of beef that are perceived by consumers to be superior to conventionally raised beef because of methods of production, he said. Natural, organic and grass-fed beef are also gaining interest among consumers because they are perceived as being more healthful. Consumers are willing to pay a premium for beef that can be traced back to the ranch where the calf was born, he said. The audit projected domestic and...

Mr Onek was addressing participants at a workshop in Entebbe on June 5 to discuss the findings of a feasibility study on developing an export oriented meat industry in Uganda. He said Uganda's quantity and quality of beef are too low to meet the demands and the requirements of both the domestic and export markets. The study covered animal husbandry and animal trading system, animal health and meat hygiene conditions for export, abattoir, meat packaging and processing environmental and...