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Former New Mexico bull rider now breeding top bucking bulls

HOBBS, N.M. (AP)--Kevin Wallace knows what it takes to breed a champion bull. He spent six years riding some of the toughest in the industry. The 39-year-old Hobbs man spent the past 16 years breeding bucking bulls for bull riding associations around the country and soon he will break into the ranks of the most elite when his bull, "Ronnie,' bucks for a chance to enter the Professional Bull Riders World Championship in Las Vegas. [Read More]

Kansas cattlemen building herd of Wagyu

SALINA, Kan. (AP)--A New Mexico excursion to explore a niche market convinced Salina cattleman Jack Cossette that the Japanese Wagyu breed was worth a try to increase profits. The ultimate decision rested on his taste buds. One bite of a steak at the Lone Mountain Cattle Co. auction in April 2008 tipped him into believing that his brother, Jerrold Cossette, was right to pursue the Wagyu. [Read More]

Poultry industry argues Oklahoma could have done more

TULSA, Okla. (AP)--The Arkansas poultry industry tried Oct. 5 to show that Oklahoma had the power to fix the pollution problem in the Illinois River watershed without hauling poultry processors into federal court but failed to do so. The 11 companies Oklahoma is suing used the cross-examination of Ed Fite, the director of Oklahoma's Scenic Rivers Commission, to illustrate what the state could have done before the 2005 lawsuit was filed. ... [Read More]