Agriculture

Analysts are attributing recent drops in wholesale beef prices to the controversy over so-called pink slime, but no one can forecast what the long term effects will be, if any.

USDA food price analyst, Ricky Volpe, says there are a number of issues

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A ruling by the World Trade Organization last November on a challenge to the U.S. Country Of Origin Labeling Policy said the U.S., in labeling, was not treating meat imports equally and so the practice could be construed as a trade violation

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi has joined with a bipartisan group of senators who want to cap federal farm payments to large farming operations.

The proposal would limit annual per farm commodity subsidy payments and marketing loans to $250,000 for married couples

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The Natrona County Master Gardeners Spring Conference comes around next month.

The conference provides a great opportunity to learn about how and what to grow in Wyoming's challenging climate as one attendee attests,  "I'm very unaware  of how to have a garden here, because its different soil and than compared to back home. So I'm just coming to get information from experts to know w

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Natrona County School District's Food Service Manager says until this past week he was unaware that USDA beef supplied to schools may contain by-product treated with ammonia.

Food Service Manager, Mike Pyska says the beef labeling does not indicate the presence of fillers only the 80/20 fat ratio designation

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Officially its called "boneless lean beef trimmings" and now its known as 'pink slime', a low cost filler made from fatty bits of beef and treated with ammonia. Its used in some hamburger meats and locally, major grocers indicate they've either discontinued selling ground beef that includes the product or they offer a slime free option

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The Weston A Price Foundation is getting together for a meeting at 5pm  Saturday, March 24th at the Oil & Gas Commission Bldg on King Blvd here in Casper.

The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-

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Horses needing to have their hoofs shod or trimmed are needed by the Casper College Agriculture Department for its spring horseshoeing class.

The class, which begins Monday, March 26 will run for two weeks from 6 to 10 p

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The 17th annual Master Gardener's Spring Conference is coming next month.

Horticulturalist, Donna Cuin, at the University Ag Resource Center in Casper says they're repeating last years theme of edible gardening, along with seed saving and pest control.

"We'll do the same format that we had last year with the

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to adopt world wide standards for the import of beef when it comes to concerns about BSE or what's commonly known as mad cow disease.

U.S.D.A, Chief Veterinarian, Dr

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