Akin has about 3,000 cattle that could qualify for the incentive but said the state would reap the biggest benefit by keeping more of the beef industry in Missouri. Keeping some of those animals and helping start feeding operations, cattle producers say, could expand the billion-dollar-per-year cattle industry. The bill gives a tax break to farmers who sell their cattle later, after the animals weigh 450 pounds, about when they have been weaned from milk. Schlottach, R-Owensville,...

Creamery Board chairman Mac Carter, in a June 8 letter addressed "to the Palin administration" and posted on the dairy Web site, blamed the dairy closure on high shipping and fuel costs, Department of Homeland Security regulations and competition from Outside dairies. After that the cows will produce milk but the farmers will either "dump it down the drains or spray it on the fields," Trytten said. Creamery Board chairman Mac Carter, in a June 8 letter addressed "to the Palin...

Those costs are reflected in cattle prices, which have gone from about $82. Rosenwald The Washington Post WASHINGTON The nation's unquenchable thirst for gasoline and finding an alternative to what's been called our addiction to oil has produced an unintended consequence: The cost of the foods that fuel our bodies has jumped. President Bush's call for the nation to cure its addiction to oil stoked a growing demand for ethanol, which is mostly made from corn. But now some economists and...

Suitable numbers for slaughter have been scarce with the better finished cattle meeting strong demand. As a result cattle supplies have reduced, as has the quality of livestock offered. A record yarding of more than 3000 store cattle were offered as graziers attempted to cash in on the higher prices before winter sets in. Agents estimated the yarding was $30 to $40 dearer than last month's sale for all categories. Rain boosts prices at big Orange cattle yarding By KAREN BAILEY Monday, 18...

That's why, when a USDA meat grader assesses the quality of a beef carcass, he or she makes an incision between the 12th and 13th rib, takes a good look at how much marbling there is, and assigns the meat a grade, from the highest, Prime, to Choice and Select and all the way down to Canner. That's why, when a USDA meat grader assesses the quality of a beef carcass, he or she makes an incision between the 12th and 13th rib, takes a good look at how much marbling there is, and assigns the...

A Tranz Metro spokesperson says an engine pulling four carriages hit the cattle, believed to have escaped from a nearby paddock 10km south of Masterton. By joining the TV3 site you'll be eligible to enter competitions, post comments and have the option of receiving regular updates. No one was injured but up to 50 cattle were either killed in the incident or destroyed later. passengers escaped injurywhen their train derailed after hitting cattle near Mastertonlast night. About 700 commuters...