Published September 12, 2011, 05:40 AM
Is hay a pollutant?
An outspoken cattleman, at odds with the Environmental Protection Agency, says the agency has declared hay to be a pollutant, at least in his own case. Mike Callicrate, a Kansas cattle feeder and member of the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, also says the EPA is working to drive small- and mid-sized feedlots out of business for the benefit of meatpackers and big corporate feedlot operators.By: Jonathan Knutson, Agweek
