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'Evangelist' for Organics Going Against the Grain in Iowa

New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 1:57 pm ET

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- In the midst of sprawling corn and soybean fields, industrial animal-processing plants and ethanol refine...

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Flatulent pig source of 'gas leak'
UPI - Fri Nov 27, 2:48 pm ET
AXEDALE, Australia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Firefighters who responded to an Australian farmer's report of a gas leak discovered the source of the gas was his children's pet pig.
U.S. tries to ease `state of calamity'
Miami Herald - Thu Nov 26, 10:15 pm ET
EL MOJON CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala -- Nine-year-old Lide Ramirez and her little brother sat on an 18-pound bag of rice on a recent sunny morning, thinking that for the first time in months they would eat dinner.
110,000 Lbs. of Beef Recalled
ABC 2 Baltimore - 15 minutes ago
Advance Food Company is recalling approximately 110,730 pounds of frozen beef steak fritter products that may contain foreign materials.
Weekly Red Meat Production Lower
AgWeb.com - Fri Nov 27, 3:31 pm ET
Scroll down to see data. Estimated Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection Total red meat production under Federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, November 28, 2009 was estimated at 832.2 million lbs. according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture's Marketing Service.
Contracts for Washington Township sewer system will be rebid
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 57 minutes ago
Municipal authority board members in Washington Township in Fayette County will again seek bids for two of eight contracts for the construction of a sanitary sewer system after contractors said they could no longer honor the bids.
Business events scheduled for the coming month
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 1:17 pm ET
TUESDAY, Dec. 1 WASHINGTON -- National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October, 10 a.m; Commerce Department releases construction spending for October, 10 a.m.; Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on aviation safety, focusing on pilot fatigue.
Business events scheduled for the coming week
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 1:14 pm ET
SUNDAY, Nov. 29 Several airlines will begin adding 10-dollar surcharges on most of their tickets. TUESDAY, Dec. 1 WASHINGTON -- National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October, 10 a.m; Commerce Department releases construction spending for October, 10 a.m.; Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on aviation safety, focusing on pilot fatigue.
Decision on fish dumping postponed
UPI - Fri Nov 27, 1:14 pm ET
BRUSSELS, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A decision on amending the controversial fishery policy of the European Union has been postponed until early 2010, EU officials say.
Secret Service: We messed up, and it's not funny
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 23 minutes ago
The couple that sneaked into a state dinner at the White House pulled off a spectacular security stunt, and the Secret Service is red with embarrassment.
Noble firs harder to come by this Christmas
seattlepi.com - 27 minutes ago
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. -- 'Tis the season to pack up of the family and cut down a Christmas tree and at Mountain Creek Tree Farm, things are bustling. But the noble fir - the Northwest favorite - had bit of a problem this summer.
Good news, bad news about Asian carp
Detroit Free Press - Fri Nov 27, 5:24 pm ET
ALPENA -- Scientists at the Department of Natural Resources Lake Huron research laboratory have spent decades trying to figure out how to cope with destructive exotic invaders from alewives to zebra mussels.
Where to cut your own Christmas tree
Newsday - 49 minutes ago
If you're pining for an old-fashioned evergreen to decorate with colored lights and tinsel this year, head to one of Long Island's Christmas tree farms.
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf working as Department of Agriculture intern
ESPN - Fri Nov 27, 12:36 pm ET
Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf shows up every day at the office for his internship in a kind of throwback to earlier times when baseball players had to supplement their income working offseason jobs.
Bronzeville developer cooks up culinary oasis
Chicago Tribune - Thu Nov 26, 8:32 pm ET
In developer Bernard Loyd's dreams, a desolate 51st Street in Bronzeville will be transformed by an ethnic food district that acts as a magnet for other businesses and people tired of eating unhealthy food on the run.
Copec Rises After Earnings Beat Analyst Estimates (Update2)
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 12:34 pm ET
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Empresas Copec SA , the second- biggest pulp producer in the world, rose for the first time in five days in Santiago trading after reporting third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates.
Uruguay May Elect Former Guerrilla Mujica on Vow to Aid Schools
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 6:50 am ET
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Former Uruguayan guerrilla leader Jose Mujica , seeking to become president of the country that imprisoned him for more than a decade, leads ex-President Luis Alberto Lacalle ahead of a Nov. 29 runoff vote.
Longhorn Cattle Are Prized By The Inch
NPR - Fri Nov 27, 12:15 pm ET
Texas longhorns have made a comeback. The animals, once nearly extinct, now number more than 330,000 in herds across the country. Tip to tip, their horns can measure six feet and beyond. And every year, breeders gather in Fort Worth, Texas, to answer the question: Whose horns are longer?
Koda Energy wins stewardship award
Finance and Commerce - Fri Nov 27, 1:52 pm ET
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Rahr Malting were honored for their Koda Energy joint venture earlier this month by Friends of the Minnesota Valley.
Lansing-area death notices
Eaton Rapids Community News - Fri Nov 27, 1:06 pm ET
• Buchko, George, 94, of Lansing, retired U.S. Postal Service (East Lansing) employee, died Thursday. Arrangements by Tiffany Funeral Home. • MacLaren, Helen, 93, of Crystal, retired U.S. Department of Agriculture employee, died Wednesday.
Food banks nationwide report more 1st timers
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 10:44 am ET
Prentice Jones worked construction jobs around Chicago for most of his 60 years and is quick to boast of a foreman job he once held at a revamped city college and 23 years at a steel company.

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Uncertain Fate for Pet Moose
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China executes two in tainted milk scandal
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French farmers: we're scapegoats in algae problem
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AP - Thu Nov 19, 8:24 pm ET

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