Rovit noted, "No charges or accusations of wrongdoing have been made by the government against Swift or any current or former member of management in connection with its immigrant worker investigation, nor do we have any reason to believe there will be in the future. Swift Australia net sales benefited from a 5.3 percent increase in the US dollar to Australian dollar exchange rate compared to the prior-year period. Our pork business returned to normal production levels in March and our...

Its adherents aim to bring production, distribution, consumption and, often, recycling closer together, and thus contribute to a more sustainable world. The village can be seen as an urban survival kit complete with a hospital, an art academy, a canteen, a working alcohol distillery, a sausage factory, a mobile farm for personal food production, and its own money, but also containers for making weapons and bombs. In the second part of the story, I'll ask her to give us more details on some...

She said hobby farms offer their owners many of the same pleasures of farm life -- rolling fields, clean air, peace and quiet and "a little bit of room to breathe. The sale of a 200-acre working farm near a metropolitan area often results in the development of 20 10-acre lots, many of which could qualify as hobby farms, Hintzman said. Can they stop mowing their yard and plant a prairie? Just how far does your drinking-water well need to be from your septic system's drain field, anyway?...

And they're willing to fight city hall to keep their family pet at home. For example, potbellied pigs are smaller, can be litter box trained and eat dog food. City code prohibits live swine within city limits. If the city council turns them down, the Eatons say they're prepared to leave the city. Swine Time At Jonesboro City Council. Pigs have never been as popular in Jonesboro as Indians -- since Indians are the sports teams at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, while the Razorback...

Has the association ever thought that there are some things an older generation can teach a child? How many times have you heard something about a child or teen hurting an older person? This child may one day be an advocate for the elderly or an attorney for those of you who may have your homes, pensions or finances stolen. Has the association ever thought that there are some things an older generation can teach a child? How many times have you heard something about a child or teen hurting...