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Distance between animal feedlots and ND towns still up for debate
North Dakota lawmakers are still sorting out a thorny agricultural issue getting to the heart of local zoning restrictions for animal feedlot operations. The state is looking to revise standards ...
Does eating grass-fed beef help the planet? Research says not so simple
A new study out Monday finds that even in the most optimistic scenarios, grass-fed beef is no less carbon-intensive than ...
Your grass-fed burger isn’t better for the planet, new study finds
Grass-fed beef has no climate benefit — even when taking into account that healthy pastureland can trap carbon, according to ...
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Claim That Minnesota Agency Retaliated Against Rancher for Petitioning Legislature to Change Law
The first is a cow/calf operation aimed at breeding, and the second is an animal feedlot operation aimed at raising cows until they can be sold for processing. Wagner's cow/calf operation takes ...
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Under brand inspection bill amendment feedyards, growyards could be exempt from brand inspection
The Nebraska Agriculture Committee recently discussed an amendment to LB 646, the bill to exempt feedlots from the brand inspection law.  Sen. Teresa Ibach, R-Dist. 44, a rancher whose husband was ...
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Smart Partnership Strengthens Disease Traceability
U.S. CattleTrace and Where Food Comes From join forces to unify and support a voluntary traceability strategy and safeguard ...