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Cattle futures bounce back despite case of Mad Cow

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The case of Mad Cow in California put a few South Korean retailers off of buying U.S. beef temporarily. But Canadian and Japanese importers haven't flinched.
Posted In: Agriculture, mad cow disease, cows, cattle
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Mad Cow disease detected in California dairy cow

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
It's the fourth such cow found in the U.S. food chain in the past nine years, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says there's no reason consumers should worry.
Posted In: Agriculture, cows

Weird weather vexes alfalfa farmers

Friday, April 13, 2012
A warm winter followed by frosts has Wisconsin farmers confused about when to harvest alfalfa. It’s the main food source for dairy cows.
Posted In: Agriculture, farming, alfalfa, crop, cows

Milk: Cheaper by the gallon

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Dairy products prices are falling in the U.S. worldwide. What’s behind the fall in milk prices? Bigger herds and warmer winter weather.
Posted In: milk, commodities, cows

Use your Amex card, get a make believe cow

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Is this even a technology story? I don't know. Whenever Zynga and Farmville and make believe cows get involved, I get all dizzy and disoriented. So...
Posted In: business, cows, farmville, games, sorrow, zynga

Environmental menace of methane-laden cow burps eliminated by oregano

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Well, possibly. Regardless, Penn State professor Alexander Hristov experimented for six years with different substances to feed to cows to get them...
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Stop belching, Bessie! You're ruining the environment!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
What a riot! How complex is a story about:...
Posted In: cows, methane, Monsanto

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