Simply put, we should avoid processed foods and instead eat sun-fed, energy-rich foods, such as fruit, vegetables and whole grains. They help improve digestive system efficiency, and research is reporting that they play a role in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. Studies suggest that our mood actually can change based on the color composition of food on our plates. Fresh fruits and vegetables are in abundance at grocery stores and farmers' markets all summer long. Enjoy the...

Successful PBS Television Program The Creative Life with Cheryl Fall Goes National with Over 90+ PBS Stations and 100 Million Viewers across America - Show Announces the Addition of its New Uniquely Skilled Executive Producer Team The Creative life with Cheryl Fall announced today the addition of its Executive Producer team, Stephen Lile and James Swisher. Successful PBS Television Program The Creative Life with Cheryl Fall Goes National with Over 90+ PBS Stations and 100 Million Viewers...

USDA releases tainted chicken: About 80,000 chickens fed contaminated pet food scraps can be released from Indiana farms for processing because testing showed meat from the birds is safe to eat, the Agriculture Department said Friday. Lybrel would be the fourth new oral contraceptive that doesn't follow the standard schedule of 21 daily active pills, followed by seven sugar pills. He may need more surgery to repair nerve damage that is causing him facial paralysis, according to his...

Department of Agriculture, spent a recent Tuesday morning weaving through packages hunting for package that could harbor pests that threaten California's $32 billion agriculture industry. Cochrane has trained the dog to sniff for fruits and vegetables, soil, plant material, fish and live insects to try and intercept items in transit that would put local agricultural industry at risk. The dog's Inland arrival in November was the result of an 18-month, $146,000 grant from the federal agency...

In the South, USDA says cool, dry weather favors fieldwork, but Southeastern pastures and rain-fed crops continue to suffer from diminishing moisture reserves. In the West, USDA says except for lingering cool weather in the southern Rockies, warm, dry conditions continue to promote fieldwork and rapid crop development. In the Plains, USDA says cool, showery weather across southern portions of the region contrasts with warm, mostly dry weather farther north. Farther west, locally heavy...