While cattle and swine are still the top choices among students for showing, Baxley said, goats are rapidly gaining popularity. While most Americans grimace at the thought of eating goat meat, it's a popular food throughout much of the world, and the growing immigrant population is creating an ever increasing demand in the United States. The aim was to help teachers like Baxley get the knowledge they need to assist the growing number of students interested in showing goats. Courtney Turner...

Three-hundred Angus cattle is a lot of animals and a lot of money. What a terrible thing to have happen, having to get rid of a whole herd of cattle. I was thinking maybe some of the ranchers from around that area could maybe give them a calf or two to help them build their herd up again. If people would help each other out when they are down and out, it would sure be a nice thing to do. Letter: Ranchers should pitch in to help couple who lost herd. Billingsgazette.com encourages readers...

Horn, who downplayed his role in much of his agricultural success, choosing to turn the spotlights on his family - wife Jane, daughter Susan and son Todd - was emotional as he tried to muster the right words to accept the honor at the May Chamber luncheon at First United Methodist Church. Horn, who downplayed his role in much of his agricultural success, choosing to turn the spotlights on his family - wife Jane, daughter Susan and son Todd - was emotional as he tried to muster the right...

Choreographer Shane Sparks returned to join Mary and Nigel in the judges' seats, and beyond the fact that Britney Spears is nowhere near his CV, the dude proved so shrewd, sharp, and playful that I'm seriously thinking the producers need to give him the gig permanently. Anyway, you get the point: Much like the vast majority of dancers last night, the episode had a great deal to love but just enough rough edges to keep it from going straight on through to Vegas. Choreographer Shane Sparks...

Hot weather, lack of refrigeration and demand for cheap street food drives vendors and producers to find inexpensive and often dangerous ways to preserve their products. While the discovery of tainted imports from China has shocked Westerners, food safety has long been a problem in much of Asia, where enforcement is lax and food poisoning deaths are not unusual. The quality of Asian food has come under harsh scrutiny after toxic substances were discovered in several Chinese exports....

NZPA . Monday, 18 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Rail services between Masterton and Wellington have been restored after cattle caused a derailment yesterday but commuters were this morning facing delays on the Paraparaumu line. NZPA . Monday, 18 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Rail services between Masterton and Wellington have...