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Butter From Carbon? $5 Billion for Meat Processing, Screwworm in Elk. Oregon Wasabi Daily Farm Brief
Butter made from carbon. A Texas elk carrying a livestock pest. And real wasabi selling for around $130 a pound.
Join Rick Portanova for Farm Tales Unplugged — Daily Farm Brief for Monday, October 26, 2026, with farm news, surprising science, and why it matters to the people growing our food.
More buyers for your cattle? USDA’s new SPUR program offers at least $5 billion in loans to expand meat, poultry, and seafood processing. More capacity could give producers another place to sell.
Screwworm in a Texas elk. A confirmed case in Pecos County adds wildlife to the challenge facing livestock…
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