When James Clear hears the word ethanol, he instead thinks about the tons of pollutants that will come from the 50-acre industrial complex being built on the edge of this eastern Indiana town. In early April, however, the EPA increased how much pollutants ethanol plants can emit before facing tougher restrictions, prompting concern among some environmental groups. The study suggested that areas prone to ozone problems, such as the Northeast and Los Angeles, would see increases in ozone...

Organic foods taking root As consumers take to more health- conscious products, supermarkets add shelf space to follow the trend. Not only has the store increased its selection by 20 percent, the company has made the selections more visible -- at some stores, whole displays, for instance, are dedicated to organic canned vegetables. The store ended the experiment, though some of the more popular items were integrated into the regular shelves, where they stayed in relative obscurity for...

More detailed information from registered producers will be gathered in private databases, such as those kept by state agencies, breed associations or commodity groups. I think right now, while people are aware of the program, they just don t know a lot about it, so it s up to the industry to make people better informed, she says. With technology still in the infancy stage, it s ridiculous to try and implement that kind of program where the people paying the cost of it are not getting any...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, May 3, 2007 (ENS) - Mad cow disease has been found in a dairy cow on a farm in Delta, British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed on Wednesday, the tenth Canadian cow to be found with the fatal disease since 2003. OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, May 3, 2007 (ENS) - Mad cow disease has been found in a dairy cow on a farm in Delta, British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed on Wednesday, the tenth Canadian cow to be found with the...

Most of the corn and soybeans grown in Maryland is used by the poultry industry as chicken feed. The farm group wants Congress to pass legislation requiring a motor fuel blend of 80 percent gasoline and 20 percent alcohol made from grain, she said. The plan has changed over the years, and it might take a change in federal policy before a Maryland plant becomes a reality, but officials say rising energy prices only can help the initiative. The existing plants produced 4.9 billion gallons of...