Together with the rising costs of wheat and other commodities, corn demand is pushing overall food prices up 4% this year, compared with 2% a year ago, and driving up the costs of breakfast foods -- eggs, bacon, cereal, milk and potatoes -- as much as 10%, according to the U. That increased demand means the price of corn used to feed cattle and pigs and to make cereals and sweeteners is going up -- 61% between September and May. Gasoline prices over $3 a gallon have grabbed consumers'...

Even if the EPA does enact new air quality regulations, Thorne said, it's still in the agriculture industry's best interest to participate in the study. Jerry Carter, who lives within two miles of a planned confined dairy operation in Carroll County, isn't holding his breath. The length of the study will give the instruments, which will be housed in trailers next to the animal barns, a chance to gather information for hogs, cattle and chickens for every season twice. A massive study now...

The result is that farming practices are under ever greater strain while nomadic herdsmen are struggling to find pasture for cattle and camels. Rob Crilly in Nairobi Climate change with its associated failure of rains and expansion of deserts lies at the heart of the bloody conflict in Darfur, a panel of United Nations scientists said yesterday. They gave warning that Sudan was unlikely to achieve peace until it tackled the accelerating environmental damage responsible for exacerbating...

Before county commissioners meet to decide whether or not to approve a conditional-use permit for Iberdrola, the Spain-based company hoping to construct a wind electricity farm south and west of Hays, proponents should make a concerted effort to put at ease those who have reservations about the project. Before county commissioners meet to decide whether or not to approve a conditional-use permit for Iberdrola, the Spain-based company hoping to construct a wind electricity farm south and...

It will also offer information on how nurses can help families cope, while stressing the importance of autopsies -- the only way to authoritatively diagnose the disease. Often referred to as a human relative of mad cow disease, CJD produces microscopic holes in the brain that lead to dementia, hallucinations, uncontrollable flailing of arms and legs and ultimately death, sometimes within weeks, usually within months. In the United States, about 85 percent of cases occur for no known...

Early May and June are the best months to go on a cattle drive as the cattle are gathered up from the 600 acres and moved to summer range. A great destination spot if youre interested in becoming a guest at a working cattle ranch, Shook Ranch in Vavenby offers ride and stay packages. Kamloopa Pow Wow is an annual three-day event that takes place on August long weekend and it will attract more than 1,300 performers, competitors, crafters and artists. Signs of the 2003 McLure-Barriere...