Everywhere on the top floor -- which is largely devoted to client Cargill Meat Solutions -- are posters of farm houses or cuts of beef, samples of the firm's work. That philosophy is helping Wichita's largest advertising and public relations agency fully recover from a painful downturn in billings five years ago. This year, SHS projects $103 million in capitalized billings, a common financial measure used in the advertising industry. It's a casual place filled with chairs of different...

The price of these animals has collapsed after the foot-and-mouth and bluetongue outbreaks and with the industry facing cashflow problems there is suspicion that some suppliers may be tempted to make quick profits by substituting cheaper breeding animals instead of buying lambs ready for the table. The price of these animals has collapsed after the foot-and-mouth and bluetongue outbreaks and with the industry facing cashflow problems there is suspicion that some suppliers may be tempted to...

The meat came from sheep sold for breeding purposes and contained medicines including one called Doramectin, which has caused sickness in laboratory animals repeatedly exposed to it. However, the FSA said the affected batches had been distributed to a number of other premises, and its investigation into the incident is continuing. Lamb recalled over drugs fear. No other supermarket chains were supplied with the affected meat, a spokesman for the firm said. These news feeds are provided by...

THE Australian sheep flock is now the smallest it has been for 82 years, with numbers hit hard by the drought and escalating grain prices at a time of surging world wool prices. Don Hamblin, president of thegrower representative body WoolProducers, said after several years of drought farmers had no fodder or cash reserves left. The flock now stands at 87million and is expected to fall by a further million this financial year. The most frustrating part is that wool prices are strong, up...

Between 1804 and 1814, those settlers in and around present-day Harmony farmed, cut and sold timber, raised sheep for wool and made wine. Judge O'Brien is a member of a steering committee working with county, state and federal officials to add Butler County to the Rivers of Steel Heritage Area, an 18-month process so far that has included a census of industrial and historic sites, holding public hearings and getting the support of U. Judge O'Brien is a member of a steering committee...

A true story of one family's devotion to the land over 12 generations fills the pages of this authentically American tale. Richard Michelson offers concise snapshots of each succeeding experience -- interaction with the local tribes, participation in the Revolution, working with the Underground Railroad, a visit from Abraham Lincoln to try the family's famous apple cider, the purchase of a Model T Ford among the highlights. Richard Michelson offers concise snapshots of each succeeding...