The harsh freeze that ruined most of the fruit trees and some other agricultural products three weeks ago has changed the vegetative landscape in other noticeable ways. Its nowhere near the market that the wheat was going to bring before the freeze, Sparks said, but at least it is another opportunity, if they dont use it as cattle feed. In addition, the threat of the freeze sent people out in droves to buy already limited supplies of wheat straw to protect their plants, depleting every...

FORT COLLINS - New research results from Colorado State University suggest that the effects of rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and global warming will lead to an increase in grass production and a decline in forage quality for grasslands of eastern Colorado and Wyoming. FORT COLLINS - New research results from Colorado State University suggest that the effects of rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and global warming will lead to an increase in grass...

The price farmers get for their corn has risen as a result of demand from the state s six ethanol plants, local agriculture specialists said, leading not only to farmers planting more corn but looking for more places to plant it. With more corn being planted, soybean production is expected to taper off, down from 1.65 million acres to 1.4 million this year, the USDA reports. If there is $4 corn, they ll plant more corn and bring the price down. Larry Marquardt of the town of Hallie said he...

Grass fed beef tastes like history Ranchers return to practice of raising leaner cattle without grain, hormones Tuesday, May 1st 2007 By Shannon Livick . Journal Staff Writer Rancher Josh Boren is very particular about what his cows eat - nothing but grass. Grass fed beef tastes like history Ranchers return to practice of raising leaner cattle without grain, hormones Tuesday, May 1st 2007 By Shannon Livick . Journal Staff Writer Rancher Josh Boren is very particular about what his cows eat...

On April 18, 1977, amid mounting calls for energy independence, President Jimmy Carter donned his cardigan sweater and appeared on television to tell Americans that balancing energy demands with available domestic resources would be an effort the "moral equivalent of war. On April 18, 1977, amid mounting calls for energy independence, President Jimmy Carter donned his cardigan sweater and appeared on television to tell Americans that balancing energy demands with available domestic...

Feds say cattle feed not tainted, but Missouri poultry feed mill is being investigated Friday, April 27, 2007, 12:24 PM by Julie Harker & Peter Shinn The government is not saying much about the poultry feed mill in Missouri that s part of its investigation into contaminated pet food and other feed. Feds say cattle feed not tainted, but Missouri poultry feed mill is being investigated Friday, April 27, 2007, 12:24 PM by Julie Harker & Peter Shinn The government is not saying much about the...

WASHINGTON -- Two federal agencies said chicken feed at 30 broiler poultry farms and eight breeder poultry farms in Indiana contained byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China. No recall of poultry products processed from these animals is being issued. The FDA and USDA said in a joint statement that officials learned about the contamination as part of the investigation into imported rice protein concentrate and wheat gluten. Both have been...

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In its recent annual buzzword low-down, The New York Times pronounced "food miles" -- the measurement of the distance our food travels to reach us -- among last year's top terms. Merely eliminating redundancies -- importing the same or similar commodities that we produce and export -- would produce significant savings. Globally, livestock production is responsible for nearly two-thirds of all ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions and more than one-third of methane emissions, according to the...