Call it what we will, Tuesday, May 01, 2007 BY PHYLLIS STOOLMACHER and IRWIN STOOLMACHER W ho has not heard the old childhood adage, "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me"? Clearly, the controversy and debates surrounding the words ut tered by former "shock jock" Don Imus is proof that indeed words can harm and hurt. Call it what we will, Tuesday, May 01, 2007 BY PHYLLIS STOOLMACHER and IRWIN STOOLMACHER W ho has not heard the old childhood adage, "Sticks and...

corn and soybean production and consumption during the 2007-08 marketing year will be important benchmarks, a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist noted that considerable uncertainty will persist for several months. The first projections for the 2007-08 marketing year will be included. In addition, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release a forecast of the size of the 2007 U. Copyright 2007 Illinois Agricultural Association.

Strong economic reports -- including data on personal income, inflation and manufacturing -- competed with later news that the Bush administration would revoke China's exemption from U. The United States is the biggest producer and exporter of both crops, with a corn crop valued at $33. stock indexes closed mixed Friday after rising, falling and then partially rising again as different reports caught traders' eyes. The latest report is based on a survey of 86,000 farmers taken during the...

WASHINGTON -- Up to 6,000 hogs in California , Kansas , New York , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina, and Utah that ate pet food tainted with industrial chemicals cannot be safely sold to humans, federal authorities said yesterday, and should be euthanized at the farms where they have been held from the market. WASHINGTON -- Up to 6,000 hogs in California , Kansas , New York , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina, and Utah that ate pet food tainted with industrial chemicals...

It now appears that melamine-contaminated food may have been fed to livestock intended for human consumption. An unknown number of cats and dogs have fallen ill or died after eating products made with contaminated wheat gluten or rice protein concentrate. Up to 6,000 hogs in California, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah that ate pet food tainted with industrial chemicals cannot be safely sold to humans, federal authorities said yesterday, and should be...