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Mini-Cows Help Ranchers Buck Rising Costs

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:59:51 CDT

Facing higher feed costs, ranchers aren’t having a cow—they’re merely downsizing them, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mini-cows have become the latest trend on farms around the country, because many eat less and are easier to handle, but produce 50% to 75% the rib-eyes and fillets of their normal-sized...

Plains States See Boom, But Await Bust

Sam Biddle — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:33:00 CDT

Driven by rising food prices and farmers’ access to loans, the Plains states are a bright economic spot amid the nationwide slump, the Washington Post reports. Farm country was able to avoid the housing bust because it also avoided the boom. And retail space is filling up as consumer spending...

UK Pig Farmers Squeal Poverty

Kevin Spak — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:39:50 CDT

Floundering British pig farmers are on the march behind a curious protest song: "Stand by Your Ham." With feed prices soaring, UK farmers say they're losing $50 on every pig they sell, so they’re begging anyone who’ll listen to support higher pork prices, reports the Wall Street Journal. They've taken...