Representatives of the dairy, poultry and livestock industries, which rely on corn as a principal animal feed, are seeking an end to subsidies for corn ethanol in the hope of stabilizing corn prices. Some biofuels, if properly produced, do have the potential to provide climate-friendly energy, but where and how can we grow them? Our most fertile lands are already dedicated to food production. As demand for both food and energy increases, competition for fertile lands could raise food...

Department of Food and Agriculture recently advised that meat costs would rise to meet a reduction in meat production based on spiraling feed costs as more corn is used to produce ethanol fuel. It is the one luxury meat retailers say consumers will hang on to as the rising price of corn drives up feed for livestock, reducing supplies of meat and poultry and sending prices soaring. While the most obvious effect is on beef prices because cattle are the largest animals and require the most...

Western wheatgrass is a good forage for livestock and withstands flood and drought, which helped it become the official grass of Wyoming. For those of you keeping track, wheatgrass will join the ranks of the esteemed state tree (the plains cottonwood), state bird (the meadowlark), state mammal (bison), and - if you've really been keeping track - the state dinosaur (triceratops) and the state fossil (a fish called Knightia) For those of you keeping track, wheatgrass will join the ranks of...

Even if their animals haven't ingested any of the tainted food, the owners are panicking anew at this question: What will I feed my animal now? Christie Shaver of New York's Healthy Pet Gourmet (www.thpg.com), which makes custom fresh-food meals for dogs, has been deluged with calls from people who now are ready to fire up their stoves for Fido. Even if their animals haven't ingested any of the tainted food, the owners are panicking anew at this question: What will I feed my animal now?...

His current goal is to open up more feed for his cows and provide forage for the nearly 500 head neighborhood elk herd and keep them off his lower elevation forage base. The couple raises grass fed only beef so Steve takes his forage seriously. He continually monitors the land and makes adjustments to the schedule throughout the year depending on forage conditions. The Oswald's direct market their grass fed, hormone and antibiotic free beef through their website www.backcountrybeef.com....