He unlatched a narrow panel behind his seat, reached into the truck's large refrigerated compartment and pulled out a gallon of whole milk and two half-gallons of skim. Statistically, growth in the dairy industry's home-delivery sector remains miniscule, according to USDA statistics. He adds new customers to his route often, plans to begin delivering to Short Hills next month and, he says, predicts his business will continue to grow based on his success. He hopped out the open side door...

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A number of long-standing and novice 4-Hers took to the ring to wrangle the mightiest of barnyard beasts and vie for one of a number of trophies in the 2007 Beef Competition. My cousins, mom and aunt all showed (cows) and it always looked like fun, Megan said with her ribbons and trophies behind her and her prize-winning cows mooing beside her. You get to see all your cattle friends and hang out for a week. While Evans will be moving on, after his maximum 10-year membership runs its...

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Cattle fed ethanol byproducts: Survey tracks distillers grain use in Corn Belt Omaha World-Herald BY BILL HORD WORLD-HERALD BUREAU LINCOLN - More than a third of cattle feedlots and dairy operations in the Corn Belt are using ethanol byproducts as livestock feed, according to a broad survey by industry. Cattle fed ethanol byproducts: Survey tracks distillers grain use in Corn Belt Omaha World-Herald BY BILL HORD WORLD-HERALD BUREAU LINCOLN - More than a third of cattle feedlots and dairy...