Tag: Cattle farming
Deputy helps hoof wayward cows home along Michigan road
MASON, Mich. — A sheriff’s deputy hoofed it for 3 miles along a two-lane Michigan road to help guide eight wayward cows back to...
USDA unveils plan to help build small meat processing plants
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government promised Friday to spend $500 million to encourage the construction of smaller meat processing plants located closer...
New US rules to protect animal farmers expected this week
OMAHA, Neb. — The Biden administration plans to issue a new rule to protect the rights of farmers who raise cows, chickens and hogs...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
NE Indiana ice cream plant closing, eliminating 176 jobs
DECATUR, Ind. — An ice cream producer has notified the state it will close a northeastern Indiana plant by the end of the year,...
Iowa murder suspect blames mystery men for runner’s slaying
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The man on trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student testified in his...
Missouri man charged in brother’s deaths accused of fraud
<p>A Missouri farmer accused of attempting to cover up a $215,000 cattle fraud scheme by killing two Wisconsin brothers was indicted Tuesday on a...
Missouri man charged in brother’s deaths accused of fraud
A Missouri farmer accused of attempting to cover up a $215,000 cattle fraud scheme by killing two Wisconsin brothers was indicted Tuesday on a...
New Zealand bans live cow exports due to welfare concerns
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand announced Wednesday it is banning the export of live cows and other farm animals by sea due to...