Agriculture is the leading industry in Carroll and dairy is an important component of this important industry. If you milked cows by hand, you could milk about six cows an hour. Let's discuss some basic dairy industry facts: n Milk comes from healthy, well-fed cows. Many old and new county residents enjoy the wide-open spaces here and much of that openness is because of our dairy industry. Milk production alone brings about $35 million into the county's economy and, with an economic...

Most of the productive farmland is being used to grow grass for livestock, as well as green chop and corn silage for the dairy industry, according to the study. The county has about 63,000 acres of farmland, but a new study released by the county revealed that only about 33,110 acres actually were being used for farming, including raising cattle and crops and operating nurseries and orchards. EVERETT -- Snohomish County has started two pilot programs to protect farmland from development...

If Havemeister and the handful of producing dairy farms in the state shut down, it's likely to cripple the $50 million farming industry. While tactfully dodging media requests, the governor told the crowd of about 200 who gathered at the Havemeister Dairy Farm that she doesn't plan to let the dairy industry dry up just yet. The agrarian lifestyle those first 202 families brought to Alaska changed the face of the Valley, turning it into the state's agricultural heartland and bringing...

It's hard to say for certain how much Shamrock's entry into the market will affect milk prices, but the company says that a half-gallon of its organic milk will sell for about $3. Today, the Phoenix-based company launches a line of organic milk and sour cream, placing it among the first dairies in the country to tap into the growing natural-foods market. It's the same dynamic at the dairy case. This is Shamrock's biggest venture since it created single-serve milk seven years ago, which has...

Tests indicate no more brucellosis in Bridger herd Posted June 16, 2007 State testing of a cattle herd in Bridger that could have had contact with a herd known to be infected brucellosis showed no problems, an indication that the outbreak may have been limited. Tests indicate no more brucellosis in Bridger herd Posted June 16, 2007 State testing of a cattle herd in Bridger that could have had contact with a herd known to be infected brucellosis showed no problems, an indication that the...

A similar increasing trend was also reported in the production of forestry products such as 'Bakau' poles and charcoal but there was a decreasing trend in the production of round timber and sawn timber. In terms of fishery production, local production has also increased, so too the capture industry (commercial and small scale), aquaculture (fish in cages, farm prawn and fresh water fish) and processing industry. The agriculture commodities range from broilers to chicken eggs, meat...

Tens of thousands of cattle are being trucked into the region to graze on winter feed, many from the Bovine Johne's Disease control zone areas to the south. Cattle detained due to fears of disease outbreak. Cattle have been detained at five far west New South Wales properties following concerns about a potential outbreak of Bovine Johne's Disease. The Department of Primary Industries' Greg Curran says some cattle have been detained because paperwork was not in order and he and local police...

It's summertime and the dry, hot weather is not making life easy on cattle farmers in Alabama. Retailers say they've seen the price of ribeye drop about a dollar a pound in the last month, but the prices of hamburger have remained teh same due to the increase in demand. The current drought is forcing ranchers to sell their cattle earlier than usual. Finding food for the cattle is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Cattlemen say the situation has become critical. Drought Wages War...

That means more than 3,000 Alaskan inmates might be guzzling milk from one of these cows in the near future. The death of the dairy industry, they say, means trouble for everyone. Everyone has their own ideas on how to save these farms, from selling Alaskan-only milk at Mat Maid to making all government departments buy from only local farms. Farmers say they'll have to dump their milk on the fields and the cows, more than 90 from this farm, will have to go. The governor's office says Palin...