The survey found that in 2006 ethanol co-products were feed to livestock at 38 percent of dairy operations, 36 percent of cattle-on-feed operations, 13 percent of beef cattle operations and 12 percent of hog operations. Corn gluten feed was used by 46 percent of beef cow operations and 38 percent of cattle on feed operations. Most purchased from feed companies or co-ops but many cattle-on-feed operations bought directly from ethanol and other processing plants. The material on this site...

No one type of woman set out on the trails: some went by choice, some by force; some went to make money, some to gaze at the stars, and some just went to work the cattle. But if the saying is true Behind every successful man there is a good woman that cowboy might have to take a step or two back because lots of women contributed to what we think of ranching and cattle raising. These women did more than cook dinner and ring the triangle at mealtimes; they rolled up their sleeves and...

The indefinite ban on the importation of livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, camels and meat, led to an increase in the price of meat on the island. Residents, including two hotel owners in Stone Town, said they were pleased with the lifting of the ban and hoped the price of beef would fall from the current TSh5,000 (US$4) per kilogram. The RVF outbreak was first diagnosed in January in the northern regions of Arusha and Manyara and by the end of May, cases of human and livestock...

An eight-member government delegation will visit cattle ranches, slaughter houses and animal feed facilities to check the sanitary condition of American beef from Saturday through July 8, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said in a statement. It partially reopened its market last year, but agreed to accept only boneless meat from cattle under 30 months old, which are thought to be less at risk of carrying the illness. The inspection is part of an eight-stage risk assessment South...

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Recycling bins disguised as cows are coming to schools in Swansea to help recycle plastic milk bottles. Plastic can be a difficult and expensive material to recycle but we are keen to work with local schools and help them recycle as much of their waste as possible. With lots of pupils drinking milk we obviously get through a lot of plastic bottles, and until now me and my wife have been taking the empties home and then on to the recycling plant. The Council will retrieve the bins and...