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  • Philadelphia livestock shop a touch of home for immigrants Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:45AMAlong the shopping strip of Woodland Avenue, between the pizza shop and an abandoned building, a wind chime carved with the Chinese symbol for luck dangles in the doorway, next to a well-used fly strip. In walks a young woman chatting in Spanish on her cellphone. A regular, she passes through a second glass door to the middle of the store, stands in front of a wall of cages that house live ...
  • Things 2 Do this Weekend Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 8:20AMHere is this weekend's list of Things 2 Do.
  • Superbug Staph Widespread in U.S. Supermarket Meats Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 1:39PMDo resistant organisms that arise on farms because of antibiotic use leave the farm? New research shows they do, and found that roughly one in four packages of meat and poultry from across the U.S. contained multidrug-resistant staph.
  • Community News for March 3, 2011 edition Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 7:06PMVA clinic ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. tomorrow
  • Meat, poultry and seafood deals around town Saturday, January 1, 2011 @ 8:36PMRib-eye steak is usually prepared by broiling, grilling, pan-broiling, or pan-frying. Because of excellent marbling, this cut of meat is loaded with flavor and remains tender during cooking. Here are some of the meat, poultry and seafood deals for...
  • The future of farming Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 9:38AMThe Future of Farming:Small dairy farms struggle to survive as factory farms move in By Anne Stanton A drive down a quiet paved road outside of Mesick reveals a contrast in the old and the new: Old McDonald’s versus Factory Farming.
  • Portsmouth area community calendar Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 1:14AMToday in Portsmouth - "Spirited Away": will be shown at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth, next door to the Portsmouth Museum of Art, which is currently exhibiting "SugiPOP." Tickets are $3 for museum members, $5 for all other...
  • Local couple leaps into resurrecting Puyallup’s only hazelnut orchard Wednesday, November 3, 2010 @ 2:21AMThe teeth-rattling roar of a harvester is shattering the peace at Filbert Acres in Puyallup. The commotion erupts from a “hazelnut picker” that farmer Jonathan Nichols pulls through the rows of his 60-year-old filbert orchard. • PHOTO GALLERY: Filbert farm family dreams
  • Fall is a busy time at the local colonies Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 4:05PMWhile there is always something going on at the local Hutterite colonies, fall can be an especially busy time. All farmers understand the hard work and pressures of getting the crop harvested and the winter wheat planted; but there is so much more happening at a colony.
  • Democrat Scott Maddox Points to Farming Experience, Consumer Issues Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 9:40PMDemocrat Scott Maddox cedes no ground on his agriculture credentials in the race for Florida commissioner of agriculture against his Republican opponent, who represents three generations in Florida citrus and cattle.
  • What's Happening Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 10:01PMSan Pedro Valley Fair at St. David School Saturday
  • San Diego Events: Chickens, Tchaikovsky, and the Cat in the Hat Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:15PMSee how Matthew Hebert repurposes technology to create art using Arduino controllers (programmable computer modules) during this final installment of the series. Grab a cocktail in the rotunda and interact with local emerging artists.
  • In the Catskills, Finding Comfort in a Little Gingerbread House Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 1:14AMDELHI, N.Y.
  • Community briefs - April 23 Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 10:10AMAround the community
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  • Community briefs - April 15 Thursday, April 15, 2010 @ 9:38AMAround the community
  • Community briefs - April 14 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 10:35AMAround the community
  • What's on this weekend? Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 2:17PMWhether it's an indoors event you're looking for, or something with a bit of fresh air attached, there's always something for you to do.
  • Community Briefs Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 11:38AMChapter S PEOChapter S PEO will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 19, at the home of Mary Zorn.Cancer benefitBeta Sigma Phi Cancer Benefit Bingo will be held at 7 p.
  • Forum to focus on dog breeder proposal Sunday, April 4, 2010 @ 7:38PMNEOSHO, Mo. — The Newton County Farm Bureau will sponsor a panel discussion Tuesday focusing primarily on a Missouri ballot initiative that would regulate dog breeders.
  • N'sele Chickens Are Back On the Market" Food Crisis Response - AfDB Re-Launches N'sele Farms Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:38AMAlthough modest in terms of investment, the resumption of poultry and piggery farms in the former N'Sele Presidential Agro-industrial Domain (DAIPN) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could become one of the success stories in efforts by the Bank to mitigate the impact of the food crisis in its Regional Member Countries (RMCs).
  • Poultry industry topping horses in Ky. Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 8:22PMKentucky's slumping horse industry appears on pace to be overtaken by poultry farming as the king of the state's agricultural sector, economists said.
  • Kentucky agriculture takes hit from recession Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 6:45PMLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s slumping horse industry appears on pace to be overtaken by poultry farming as the king of the state’s agricultural sector, economists said Thursday.
  • Kentucky agriculture takes hit from recession Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 4:46PMKentucky's slumping horse industry appears on pace to be overtaken by poultry farming as the king of the state's agricultural sector, economists said Thursday. In a state where horses are a mainstay of the cultural and economic lifeblood, the new top perch... Kentucky - Agriculture - United States - Industry - Economy
  • Kentucky agriculture takes hit from recession Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 4:31PMLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky's slumping horse industry appears on pace to be overtaken by poultr...
  • Chicks pass horses in Ky. agriculture Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 4:22PMIn a state where horses are a mainstay of the cultural and economic lifeblood, the new top perch for chickens in the pecking order of Kentucky agriculture once seemed unlikely. Unfortunately, tourists aren't too interested in chickens.
  • Spend that cash Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 2:16AMMONTPELIER – If you've got some old Capital City Cash gift certificates waiting to be used, now's the time to redeem them. ...
  • 'Chicken Project' makes squawking points Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 7:39PMWASHINGTON -- Sometimes when the Belgian conceptual artist KoenVanmechelen is being philosophical, he ponders a profound questionof our time:
  • City Guides Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 3:57PM"Indiana law defines a confined feeding operation (CFO) as any animal feeding operation engaged in the confined feeding of at least 300 cattle, or 600 swine or sheep, or 30,000 fowl, such as chickens, turkeys or other poultry."
  • Refusing To Chicken Out On The Dream Of Owning A Farm Saturday, August 22, 2009 @ 12:58AMIf you remember, about a year ago, as my husband and I debated on whether or not to put a fence around the backyard of our home, we made the “decision” to just be city folk and to no longer look for a farm to buy. Notice the quotation marks around the word “decision.” Yeah, we're back to looking for a place to move out in the country. In fact, tonight, we're taking a family road trip around the ...
  • Family goose takes show for second year Thursday, August 20, 2009 @ 8:31PMHooonk! Hooonk! The Bartlett family of Portales showed geese at the Roosevelt County Fair for the second time this year. “The neat thing about waterfowl is not everybody does it,” said Joe Bartlett.
  • we see many reports of these Monday, August 17, 2009 @ 3:19AMIn reply to Wrong place, wrong time : we see many reports of these robberies daily but nothing on actions taken to prevent it from happening again..I don't feel safe at all..I don't know if I will even go out to hang my clothes to dry..why do we have to live in such fear?
  • Make the most of summer Wednesday, August 5, 2009 @ 11:21AMAwake at 5:30 in the morning … on a Saturday … for the third time this week. Yearning for just a moment more of deep, uninterrupted sleep, I briefly wondered when it is that kids start sleeping in. Are the comatose-until-10-a.m. days within sight? Is there daylight at the end of this predawn tunnel?
  • Animals, people head to Santa Barbara County Fair Wednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 12:56PMA record number of turkeys and other creatures have taken over the junior livestock barns at the Santa Maria Fairpark.
  • Animals, people head to Santa Barbara County Fair Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 4:26PMA record number of turkeys and other creatures have taken over the junior livestock barns at the Santa Maria Fairpark.
  • In The Papers 25 June Thursday, June 25, 2009 @ 4:32AMScientists serve up chicken with chips | Illegal net activity reports decline | Cork's Pervenio acquired by New York firm | Yahoo plans major rebrand | Beijing blocks Google
  • Free Chicken Offer Hits KFC Hard Friday, May 8, 2009 @ 7:52PMWhen the demand outweighs the supply, someone always cries fowl. The nationwide promo for free chicken at Kentucky Fried Chicken has hit a snag because -- as America has proven -- nothing tastes better than free.
  • Canada will challenge new European seal ban Tuesday, May 5, 2009 @ 8:39AMThe Canadian government will challenge a proposed European ban on sealing products which would result in "a very serious blow to the industry," International Trade Minister Stockwell Day said Tuesday.