EPA curbs factory farm pollution
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Brad Nading via AP Cattle begin to line up at a feeding trough in Kansas. By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection...
View ArticleLive animals get protection
CONSUMERS in Bahrain will no longer be allowed to transport live sheep in the boot of their car, as part of new rules to improve the welfare of animals. The Bahrain Livestock Company has introduced...
View ArticleWash. farmers fight proposed 30K-head feedlot
Click photo to enlargeBrothers Blaine and Jeff Dougherty flip through old photos of their dryland wheat farm near Eltopia, Wash. on Nov. 22, 2008, as they talk about their grandfather buying the land...
View ArticleSheep sellers will have no more truck with cars
THERE should be no more Bahrainis throwing trussed Australian sheep into the boots of their Mercedes before next month's Eid al-Adha religious festival. Locals are being greeted for the first time...
View ArticleUS cattle bound higher on cash optimism
By Bob Burgdorfer CHICAGO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - U.S. cattle futures closed at their highest level in about a month in Wednesday's holiday shortened session as investors were cheered by news that cattle...
View ArticleBird culling fallout alarms central NJ community
FRANKLIN, N.J. -- The black carcasses of dead starlings still pepper the snowy roads and lawns of central New Jersey's rural Griggstown community three days after federal officials used a pesticide to...
View ArticleBirders likely to flock to rare cranes
BY DAVID HENDEE WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER The curious case of two rare cranes in central Nebraska is electrifying birders as the spring migration season looms. Spotted Sunday: A tall crane with pure...
View ArticleKAP to axe fresh meat division�
DIVERSIFIED industrial company KAP International Holdings is looking into discontinuing its fresh meat division as part of its restructuring, which would free up capital and improve its debt levels....
View ArticleAnimal advocates decry Texas horse feedlot
Comments LUBBOCK, Texas (Map, News) - Animal health advocates want improvements made at a West Texas horse feedlot where they say live horses are feeding in pens as carcasses decompose in the open and...
View ArticleNew Mexico gets split status for bovine TB
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given New Mexico "split status" for bovine tuberculosis - meaning only two counties in the state will be under strict requirements for...
View ArticleEat this red meat with confidence
Feed .examiners_body img{padding:5px;} Did you see yesterday’s Associated Press story, “Eating Red Meat Linked to Early Death, Study Says”? Briefly, the story details the results of a study of more...
View ArticleCalif lawmakers rally around animal welfare issues
Comments FRESNO, Calif. (Map, News) - California voters' landslide support last November of an initiative on the treatment of farm animals appears to have helped a state legislature bitterly divided...
View ArticleWashington state farmers sue to stop feedlot plan
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A group of Washington state farmers have joined two environmental groups in filing a lawsuit to block a proposed feedlot from using a well that is exempt from requiring state permits...
View ArticleCamelina Meal Approved for Use in Feedlot Beef Rations
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Camelina Trade Association (NACTA) today announced the achievement of another milestone in its efforts to build camelina production and...
View ArticleTrial begins for cattle vaccine
William Neuman Even if the vaccines prove successful, they face an uncertain future as farmers and feedlot owners worry about who will pick up the extra cost....
View ArticleDA to disperse dairy animals to farmers
By: Cory Martinez DAIRY farmers in the country will now have greater opportunities to augment local production and address milk sufficiency with the arrival of over 800 crossbreeds and bulls from New...
View ArticleOklahoma Turnpike accident involving horses offers rare look at animal...
BY SONYA COLBERG Oklahoman Leave a comment When Christopher Dobbin crashed his big rig into the median of the Turner Turnpike, he gave the public a rare look at an issue that enrages animal welfare...
View ArticleColo. companies' 'gasifier' may use manure's mojo
(AP) - EATON, Colo. - Two Weld County companies are cashing in on a plan to turn manure into energy. JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding has been exploring ways to do just that for the last five years....
View ArticleCattle higher as stock market trims losses
* Cattle mostly higher as traders eye stock market * Hogs mixed as cash improves * Coming up: Government cattle report due on Friday By Bob Burgdorfer CHICAGO, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. live cattle...
View ArticleFlorida oil spill disaster threatens Gulf of Mexico Sperm whales with...
Related articles Gulf oil spill plume to cause dead zones for Florida animals, wildlife BP oil spill wildlife dying by the thousands 2010 oil spill: Dolphins suffer internal bleeding US Fish and...
View ArticleAP IMPACT: Struggles of US cattle producers could mean lesser-quality meat...
AINSWORTH, Neb. (AP) — In this Great Plains ranching town, cowboys still lasso steers as part of their daily routine and cattle producers like Bob Sears still take pride in the long tradition of...
View ArticleBeef industry suffers woes
AINSWORTH, NEB.: In this Great Plains ranching town, cowboys still lasso steers as part of their daily routine and cattle producers like Bob Sears still take pride in the long tradition of raising...
View ArticleBurgers just got safer and better now that Plano has The Grazing Cow...
With all the talk about the dangers of eating feedlot beef, it’s not surprising that many people might be passing on the beef these days. However, before you write beef off completely, you just might...
View ArticleBeef Industry Carves a Course
By STEPHANIE SIMON Colorado native Jen Johnson loved raising cattle and eating steak, a lifestyle some of her friends at Princeton University found a bit hard to swallow. View Full Image Adam Golfer...
View ArticleFDA limits some antibiotics in livestock
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Posted: 01/04/2012 09:49:45 AM PST Updated: 01/04/2012 10:54:38 AM PST WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration has moved to limit the use of an antibiotic...
View ArticleBiorisk: Doomsday Bug, Resistant to Every Drug, Found in L.A.
Los Angeles County Health authorities issued a national biorisk warning on Tuesday after identifying a patient infected with the 100 percent drug-resistant “mcr-1” bacterial pathogen, apparently...
View ArticleRafizi claims bankruptcy notice a ‘political game’
(MMO) – PKR’s Rafizi Ramli criticised the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) and its chairman today for advertising a notice of bankruptcy against him in a newspaper instead of submitting a writ to him...
View ArticleFeedlot owner fights beef labeling
PASCO, Wash. — Cody Easterday estimates that some 25 percent of the cattle at his 30,000-head feedlot come from Canada, with maybe a few cattle from Mexico in the pens. But weeks after the government...
View ArticleFeedlot owner guilty of polluting aquifer
BOISE (AP) — A cattle feedlot manager from southern Idaho has been convicted of four counts of violating federal drinking water laws for intentionally discharging...
View ArticleConvicted Burley feedlot manager fined $5,000
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A southern Idaho feedlot manager convicted of violating federal drinking water laws and lying to an investigator was ordered Tuesday to serve four months of home detention and pay...
View ArticleU.S. feedlot owner opposes beef labeling law
By SHANNON DININNY Associated Press PASCO, Washington --Cody Easterday estimates that some 25 percent of the cattle at his 30,000-head feedlot come from Canada, with maybe a few cattle from Mexico in...
View ArticleFeedlot expansion sought: Houston County man who violated federal Clean Water...
A Houston County farmer convicted of a felony for a manure spill 11 years ago is looking to expand his operation. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking feedback concerning an expansion...
View ArticlePlenty of feedlot cattle to start 2018
By Melissa Koesler Garvin County Extension Director The January 1, 2018 inventory of cattle in feedlots was 11.49 million head, 108.3 percent of year earlier levels. This is an increase of 884,000 head...
View ArticleRafizi, ex-bank clerk jailed 30 months over NFC bank accounts leak
(FMT) – Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli was today jailed 30 months by the Sessions Court for revealing bank accounts relating to the National Feedlot Corporation’s (NFC) subsidiary companies and executive...
View ArticleRafizi Ramli Kaki Auta
(Malaysian Access) – Ahli Parlimen Pandan dan juga Naib Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Rafizi Ramli terkenal dengan sikap membuat tuduhan tidak berasas dan gemar menimbulkan kekalutan dalam...
View ArticleCounty planning and zoning agenda: RV park, hog feedlot permits to be discussed
The Brown County Planning Commission will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Room of the Brown County Courthouse Annex, 25 Market St. Agenda items of note:•Special exception application for a Class A...
View ArticleBotanical garden fears impact of nearby cattle feedlot
KINGSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A botanical garden 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) east of Kansas City is concerned about the potential impact of a cattle feedlot expansion only 3 miles away....
View ArticleBrazilian meatpacker sells US cattle feedlot operations
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A Brazilian meatpacking company has sold its U.S.-based Five Rivers Cattle Feeding operation as part of a $1.8 billion divestment of assets. JBS, the...
View ArticleDairy feedlot appeal will proceed in Waukesha, not Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says an appeal in an environmental case involving a large dairy feedlot should be heard in Waukesha, not Madison....
View ArticleBeef cattle feedlot settles with state in air pollution case
WALLULA, Wash. (AP) — A company that operates a beef cattle feedlot in southeastern Washington has reached a settlement with the state over a charge of failing to manage air...
View ArticleSpink County feedlot looks to expand
United Feeders is applying for a state permit that would allow an expansion of an existing concentrated feedlot operation in Spink County. The permit would increase the operation's maximum number of...
View ArticleLarge feedlot opponents say new bill continues easing of permitting process
A new law that tosses around such Latin legal terms as writ of certiorari and de novo seems to have little to do with agriculture, but corporate farming opponents say it’s part of the GOP House’s...
View ArticleLarge feedlot opponents say bill continues easing of permitting process
PIERRE — A new law that tosses around such Latin legal terms as writ of certiorari and de novo seems to have little to do with agriculture, but corporate farming opponents say it’s part of the GOP...
View ArticleFeedlot reports lost calf
NYSSA — Calving season is underway, and the first case of possible cattle rustling this year has already been reported. On Sunday, Malheur County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a feedlot on...
View ArticleFeedlot Cowboy
Let’s put in a good word for the feedlot cowboy. That group of fellers that meet every mornin’ early at the horse barn, saddle up, get their instructions and ride off down the alley. These boys and...
View ArticleFeedlot placements down as expected
Cattle moving into large U.S. feedlots were down 8 percent in April year over year, following a 9 percent decline in March. Analysts polled ahead of USDA’s cattle on feed report released on Friday...
View ArticleAs expected, spring feedlot placements down 9 percent
Cattle moving into large U.S. feedlots were down 8 percent in April year over year, following a 9 percent decline in March. Analysts polled ahead of USDA’s cattle on feed report released on Friday...
View ArticleMissouri OKs bigger cattle feedlot near public garden
KINGSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The state has approved a permit to allow a feedlot to expand just three miles from a popular botanical garden and near several upscale homes. The Missouri...
View ArticleWhat's the Powell Gardens fight against feedlot expansion worth? Donor says:...
Please, Powell Gardens, take this donation of $6,999. That's what an anonymous donor gave to help the botanical preserve appeal Missouri's decision to allow the Valley Oaks Steak Co., a … Click to...
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