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Here's what candy debris looks like before it gets mixed in with feed. Source: Paul Octavious "At first I was offended by the thought," of cows eating candy, Janeen Hall Cole, a dairy farmer at ...
Feeding Our Future was a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. It claimed to distribute many thousands of meals to schoolchildren during the covid-19 pandemic, but allegedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars while providing few or no meals at most of its locations. As of early 2025, out of 70 suspects indicted in the fraud, 34 have ...
Dairy strength is the most important factor when selecting a calf or heifer for a show. Calves are the hardest to judge because their dairy traits are not yet fully developed, making evaluation more difficult. Heifers should have a strong chest with depth and openness to their ribs. The next most important category is rear feet and legs.
“I’m not sure how we got here. You built an empire, then you destroyed it.”
The "ghost cattle" or "ghost herd" fraud was a scheme perpetrated by Cody Easterday, a rancher in Mesa, Washington, to charge Tyson Foods for more than 200,000 cattle that did not exist. From 2016 until 2020, when Tyson discovered the missing cattle, Easterday submitted invoices totalling more than $200 million.
The outbreak among dairy cattle was first announced at the end of March. “The incentive program is a huge leap forward,” especially for smaller farms, said Dr. Keith Poulsen, director of the ...
As of 2023, Charity Navigator scored Heifer International as a 4-star (out of four) charity with 98 points out of 100. Based on the income statement for financial year 2022, Charity Navigator showed Heifer's non-program expenses (for management and fundraising) as accounting for 25.8%, and program expenses for 74.3% of its total expenses. [31]
With the show growing, World Dairy Expo Management Inc. (WDEM) was established in 1998 as a for-profit subsidiary of World Dairy Expo. WDEM provided revenue for World Dairy Expo to employ full-time year round staff. Now, it has grown into the largest dairy-focused trade show in the world. [3]