As if the recent pet food scare wasn't bad enough, rumours go around that lab tests found a pain killer in some pet food. While the lab can not reveal which pet food brands tested positive for the drugs, the FDA has launched an investigation. Acetaminophen is a human pain reliever, and should not be in pet food, as it can seriously harm pets. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that a lab testing for more contaminated pet food recently made a surprising discovery. It found Acetaminophen --...

However, producers should strive for the best combination of quantity and quality of forage from the hay that they store for winter feed supplies. The June and September dates were clearly less desirable as the June date produced about half as much tonnage as the early August cutting and the September hay quality was extremely low and produced a hay product that would be difficult for cattle to digest easily and yield little in terms of nutritional value. After a couple of drought years...

Kathleen Sebelius requested a federal agricultural disaster designation for every county that met the 30 percent crop production loss threshold because of an early April freeze that damaged wheat and alfalfa crops statewide. Department of Agriculture disaster declaration allows farmers and ranchers to receive emergency low-interest loans to cover up to 100 percent of actual production and physical losses. Kansas leads the nation in wheat production and ranks eighth in alfalfa production....

The high-quality beef that consumers buy is usually fed with hay that is produced during the spring. Hay auction prices indicate that the hay quality is competitive and quality hay is still being made, Carter said. Extraordinary hay crops, farmers say, allow them to produce high-quality beef and livestock. The hay that is there now is good quality if we can get it put up and preserved. Farmers harvest their hay crop between May and late summer in order to raise beef prime for the grill and...

She wants assistance for every county that met the 30% crop production loss threshold that damaged wheat and alfalfa crops statewide. The designation would make farmers and ranchers eligible for emergency low-interest loans to cover up to 100% of actual production and physical losses. Kansas leads the nation in wheat producers and ranks eighth in alfalfa production. Sebelius says wheat and alfalfa was damaged in 69 of Kansas 105 counties. Sebelius seeks federal help for wheat, alfalfa...

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt speaking at what is being termed as a "strategic economic dialogue" involving scores of senior officials from both countries, said the recent events have highlighted concerns over the safety of food and medicine. The topic has become a hot potato in the country following the revelation that a toxic chemical was discovered in imported pet food; this resulted in the death of some pets. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt speaking...

As if the recent pet food scare wasn't bad enough. Acetaminophen is a human pain reliever, and should not be in pet food, as it can seriously harm pets. However, vets say if your dog or cat starts vomiting or appearing ill, the first thing you should do is change its food. Lab tests have found a pain killer in some pet food! You can send a story to multiple email addresses by separating the email addresses with a semicolon (;) This station will not store your email address or your...

Making the most of rainfall for forage producers particularly for bermuda grass means fertilizing. If grass is properly fertilized, producers can attain significantly more forage with less rainfall compared with non-fertilized bermuda. That means we need to manage our forage supplies so that when an extended drought hits, we can avoid or at least moderate the kind of problems many producers faced last year, he said. Long-term weather patterns, Woods said, are fairly predictable and...

SPONSORED BY: Animal control requests dry pet food donations By Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard Published: Thursday, June 7, 2007 Lane County Animal Regulation Authority is looking for donations of dog and cat food after kennel employees were forced to throw out the shelter's entire supply. The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA Subscriber Services Start Home Delivery. SPONSORED BY: Animal control requests dry pet food donations By Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard Published:...