There's no reason the cattle-feeding industry cannot remain strong and viable if it incorporates distiller's grains into rations, said a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. The proportion of corn used from 2002 to 2006 hasn't changed much in the areas of human consumption, high fructose production or exports, he said. The two Hereford plants, with a combined 200 million gallons of ethanol production per year, will produce 665,000 tons of distiller's grains, he said. Some beef...

Those standards should be included in a new county dairy and feedlot ordinance being drafted by the county, the group said. The group said Friday a proposed county dairy ordinance needs tougher air quality regulations. The recommendations proposed by the institute would add about three cents to the cost of a gallon of milk, said Lisa Kresge, the study's co-author. However, Ross said the county could require some dairies to enclose cows and their waste as a requirement of the permitting process.

Wayne County dairy farming is on the mooove Sunday, July 08, 2007Associated Press Orrville- Urban sprawl continues to creep in, but cattle and dairy farming are thriving in northeastern Ohio's Wayne County because of good soil, easy access to agricultural services and flourishing hay production, farmers and agricultural experts say. Wayne County dairy farming is on the mooove Sunday, July 08, 2007Associated Press Orrville- Urban sprawl continues to creep in, but cattle and dairy farming...

Ignited by lighting, the Milford Flat Fire, burning about 120 miles south of Salt Lake City, has raced through about 442 square miles of extremely dry sagebrush, cheat grass and pinion juniper. Grass and other vegetation in the area is extremely dry, he said. The highway patrol is also blaming the fire for several car accidents Saturday, including a hit-and-run fatal collision that killed a Rowland Heights, Calif. No containment date is being predicted. It's being stoked by high winds,...

Horned cattle were discounted $4 per hundredweight below polled or dehorned cattle. The study, which looked at what cattle buyers wanted when bidding for feeder animals, found little price difference between large-frame (1,250 pounds at finish size) and medium-frame feeders (1,100 to 1,200 pounds at finish) In terms of color, the top average price was for yellow-white face calves, followed by yellow and black-white face calves. The study s authors said that selling cattle in groups of six...

Food safety a worthy reason for new rules Health trumps privacy, property concerns of 4-H'ers' parents Even kids have to face the realities of public health. The USDA is promoting the premise registration as a means to track the source of food animals, such as cattle, sheep and hogs,should an outbreak of disease occur. Registering animals seems to violate the spirit of freedom and independence cherished by the very people who are mandated to do so under the premise registration program....