The Senate bills proposed would ban packer ownership of animals, reform the Captive Supply Act regarding formula pricing, strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act by establishing a department to investigate mergers and sales, and increase competition and transparency among packers. The Senate bills proposed would ban packer ownership of animals, reform the Captive Supply Act regarding formula pricing, strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act by establishing a department to investigate...

Cinna-Bread is a delicious breakfast food, desert or snack that resembles the cinnamon sugar toast that your mother used to make. The spread is made by taking a blend of sweet cream butter, then adding cinnamon, sugar, and honey that is a delight to the taste buds. Our artisan style bread is baked with plump juicy California raisins and then topped with a specialty sweet spread. Clear Lake Specialty Products, inc. - http://www.clearlakespecialty.com -, a division of Joe Corbi's Wholesale...

While not all scientists foresee a food crisis, noting that large-scale bee die-offs have happened before, this one seems particularly baffling and alarming. About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the U. Honeybees don't just make honey; they pollinate more than 90 of the tastiest flowering crops we have. Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is...

In fact, the Democratic governor couldn't afford much of anything during a trip to a Salem-area grocery store on Tuesday, where he had exactly $21 to buy a week's worth of food -- the same amount that the state's average food stamp recipient spends weekly on groceries. In fact, the Democratic governor couldn't afford much of anything during a trip to a Salem-area grocery store on Tuesday, where he had exactly $21 to buy a week's worth of food -- the same amount that the state's average...

Warm, dry weather is allowing farmers to get into fields and plant their crops. But many area farmers, especially those in central and western North Dakota, are short of moisture and need rain soon. He and neighboring farmers are planting wheat and corn, and have enough moisture to get crops off to a good start. Ideally, the next week will remain dry, allowing him to keep planting, he said. We ve missed out on most of the rains Fargo got, said Tim Becker, Eddy County extension agent in New...