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H1N1: Commercial pigs test positive in Indiana

The first U.S. case of swine flu in a commerical pig herd in being reported in Indiana.

By Henry C. Jackson , November 04, 2009

3 million acres taken out of conservation program

3 million acres taken out of conservation program More than 3.4 million acres nationwide were taken out of the program in September when the owners' contracts expired. Most of them were in Texas, Colorado and Kansas, but hundreds of thousands of acres also came out in Montana and the Dakotas.

By Roxana Hegeman , November 04, 2009

First Mont. license to grow hemp issued to woman

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana this month issued its first license for an industrial hemp-growing operation to a woman who said she wants to develop a domestic market for the plant despite federal law barring its cultivation.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 29, 2009

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Beef spills on Mass. highway after truck overturns

WESTON, Mass. (AP) — In Massachusetts, the answer to “Where’s the beef?” is a toll plaza on the turnpike.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 26, 2009

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Kentucky lawmaker pushes industrial hemp farming

A bill from Kentucky Sen. Joey Pendleton would require industrial hemp growers to be licensed by that state's Department of Agriculture.

By Associated Press , October 13, 2009

Iowa meatpacker manager going on trial Tuesday in SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A former manager at a kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa is going on trial in South Dakota.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 12, 2009

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Record corn, bean crops forecast

DES MOINES, Iowa - Record harvests are being forecast for corn and soybean farmers despite earlier concerns over a cool growing season.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 09, 2009

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1,725-pound pumpkin takes the prize in Ohio

1,725-pound pumpkin takes the prize in Ohio A teacher from Ohio has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights.

By Associated Press , October 07, 2009

Another Agriprocessors executive pleads guilty

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The former chief financial officer at Agriprocessors Inc. has pleaded guilty to a charge that he conspired to make false statements to a bank.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 29, 2009

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Mood upbeat for World Dairy Expo

MADISON - Being involved in agriculture requires a certain amount of optimism.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 29, 2009

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Suit: Meatpacker used 'downer' cows for 4 years

Recent filings in a federal lawsuit claim that a California meatpacking plant that supplied the nation's school lunch program slaughtered sick cows for nearly four years, and hid it from U.S. officials.

By Associated Press , September 24, 2009

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Written arguments next in Amish farm dispute in Wis.

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. - A Clark County judge has ruled prosecutors presented enough evidence to show an Amish farmer failed to comply with a 2005 law that requires farmers with livestock to register with the state.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 24, 2009

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McDonald’s fries the holy grail for potato farmers

From the fields of Idaho to tasting rooms in suburban Chicago, potato farmers, researchers and industry representatives are in the midst of an elusive hunt: finding a new spud for McDonald’s french fries.

By John Miller , September 23, 2009

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Amish farmer dispute goes to Wis. court

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. - An Amish livestock farmer who refuses to register his premises with Wisconsin regulators as a way to track animal diseases returns to court Wednesday.

By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 23, 2009

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Fed judge, saying grizzlies still threatened, orders Yellowstone area restoration of protections

A federal judge in Montana says the government must restore protections for an estimated 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park, citing a decline in their food supply caused in part by climate change.

By Matthew Brown , September 21, 2009

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