Increased demand has brought higher prices for all cuts of beef. Retail beef prices stand nearly 13 percent higher than they were a year ago.
Cattle ranchers say they're raising more animals to meet the higher demand.
Prune group extends tree-pull program Prune growers will receive more time to decide whether to pull out their trees. The industry will compensate farmers for removing trees in order to reduce production. So far, about 30 farmers have applied to pull more than 13-hundred acres of prune trees. Organizers say their first goal is to help greenhouse operators avoid another winter of escalating natural gas prices. The co-op will gauge farmers' needs and then negotiate contracts with natural gas suppliers.