I raised cattle but that was made illegal 10 or 12 years ago because of mad cow disease, at least for cattle but I assumed for all livestock. Today's higher prices for feed corn, fueled by increased ethanol production, are causing livestock producers to supplant more of their animals' diets with fat. Biodiesel production provides added cost to the commodity, benefitting farmers, still provides an alternate feed for livestock through the by-product from the production process. That animal...

Nebraska Farmers Union: Senate Ag Committee farm bill is positive step Washington - Nebraska Farmers Union congratulated Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss and members of the Agriculture Committee, including Nebraska Sen. Nebraska Farmers Union: Senate Ag Committee farm bill is positive step Washington - Nebraska Farmers Union congratulated Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss and members of the...

Department of Agriculture purchased 300 tons of pink salmon in 1-pound tall cans earlier this fall, and there should be another 300-ton purchase of canned pinks soon. Residents of Guinea-Bissau, one of the smallest nations in continental Africa, were included in a 2006 test program to incorporate high protein wild pink Alaska salmon into their diet. Representatives with the International Partnership for Human Development and local residents worked together to prepare meals using the canned...

USDA teams will be sent to assess the situation next week. Wildfire damage to crops in Southern California may be less than first feared, according to the executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau. The county, which produced $1. Irrigated groves appear to have resisted the fires, Larson said. There's been no official estimate yet of crop damage, said U. Department of Agriculture press secretary Terri Teuber. job search Popular stories.

Drought disaster aid sought Southeast's parched soil leaves farmers looking for help from neighbors, taxpayers Published: Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 2:00 am. WASHINGTON -- Edward Ellison hauls 1,000 gallons of water to his Greenwood farm every three days for his cattle because the drought has dried the two streams on his property. To further help farmers, 54 lawmakers from South Carolina and the Southeast have asked the Bush administration to include disaster relief funds in the upcoming...