The federal government is backing off proposed regulations that brewers say would add to their costs without improving the safety of grain used to feed livestock.
Northwest beer brewers have joined a national outcry over a proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration which they say would make it prohibitively expensive for them to recycle spent grain by providing it to dairy farmers.
Sen. Charles Schumer will be at a western New York brewery to call on the federal government to drop a proposal that has the nation’s craft beer brewers up in arms.
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is going to spend some time prowling through his cattle to determine if any injuries were sustained during last weeks roundup by the Bureau of Land Management.
Ranchers in the Dakotas are starting to sign up for federal disaster aid to help them recover after an early October blizzard killed tens of thousands of animals, and government officials say they are ready.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting livestock disaster program gatherings next week for South Dakota producers in Hermosa, Eagle Butte, Union Center and Interior.
