USDA officials said they had found that the dairy had not ensured its cows were converted to organic cows, which involves the amount of organic feed the animals consume. The dairy, one of the nation's largest organic milk producers, has repeatedly said its organic certifications are valid. Dairy officials said they were selling off 1,000 cows that were in question. Department of Agriculture over its operations, following a USDA investigation of complaints regarding the dairy's organic...

Witnesses to this fact are the cattle producers who winter cow herds on properly harvested bermuda, fescue, fescue-clover, clover and small grains hays without any purchased feed. A well thought out hay program should utilize the strengths of the hay supply in order to match hay resources with cow requirements as requirements change with weather and stage of production. Alternate day feeding has a double benefit of reducing feeding losses and encouraging the cows to spend time foraging...

Unless financial help comes soon, 50 per cent of pork producers and 48 percent of beef producers are at risk of being forced out of business, said Emerson during his farewell remarks to about 70 people Friday. Later during an interview, Emerson said he would like to see the federal government invest some of its more than $8 billion surplus tax revenue into agriculture. Outgoing federation president Robert Emerson is calling for disaster relief for the beef and pork producers hit hard...

While the infections pose little risk to human health, the latest discovery slows the industry's effort to regain the crucial "TB-free" status, the board said. Losing the "TB-free" label poses a cumbersome financial burden for ranchers, who must then pay for testing if they want to sell their animals outside of the state. But in a follow-up test this fall, two animals tested "suspect" for bovine TB. The state's cattle herds will be declared free of TB only after two years pass without a...

DAN BUGLASS () THE announcement last Wednesday of a 25 million aid package for Scotland's sheep farmers was most welcome, but clearly it will do little more than fill a short-term gap in the desperate cash-flow situations of many farmers, especially those in the more remote areas of Scotland. DAN BUGLASS () THE announcement last Wednesday of a 25 million aid package for Scotland's sheep farmers was most welcome, but clearly it will do little more than fill a short-term gap in the desperate...