From Better Homes and Gardens Magazine The Health Benefits of Pasta While all pastas are low in fat and good sources of complex carbohydrates, some pack more of a nutritional punch than others, particularly where fiber, which may help protect against heart disease, is concerned. From Better Homes and Gardens Magazine The Health Benefits of Pasta While all pastas are low in fat and good sources of complex carbohydrates, some pack more of a nutritional punch than others, particularly where...

And next week, soybean rust experts will look for evidence that the fungal disease attacked other fields the surrounding area last year. And he also pointed out that Iowa ag producers can call their local extension office if they suspect they ve got a rust outbreak later this year. Wells said that call will rush a team of qualified first responders to the farm to quickly determine whether rust really is there. But experts warn against complacency, pointing out soybean rust can cause losses...

Thousands of cattle - as many as 20 percent of those sold nationwide - passed through the sprawling market on any given day, and the prices paid here guided buyers and sellers all over Argentina. Argentines eat more beef per capita than anyone else in the world, so government regulators tried to check rising inflation by controlling beef prices. Instead, cattle producers stopped selling their stock or switched to other, more profitable crops such as soybeans. Cutting beef exports,...

The food is made at a family-operated plant in the Midwest that was not affected by any recall, mainly because the company does not use additives and preservatives in its food. That protein is the main ingredient in all of the company's formulas, but it also adds rice, oatmeal, beet pulp, Omega-3 fatty acids and glucosamine. More than eight years ago, after his retirement, Pete Bennett decided he wanted to work with animals, but he wasn't prepared to become a veterinarian or to open a pet...

The Department of Energy has doubled its 2005 commitment to funding research into biofuels any non-petroleum fuel source, including corn, soybean, switchgrass, municipal waste and (ick) used cooking oil. Municipal waste, wood pulp and leftover grain and corn husks are all quite attractive; they can produce something called cellulosic ethanol, which contains more energy than corn. That's why researchers are prospecting for more alternatives, preferably ones that don't rely on food crops or...