In terms of fishery production, local production has also increased, so too the capture industry (commercial and small scale), aquaculture (fish in cages, farm prawn and fresh water fish) and processing industry. The agriculture commodities range from broilers to chicken eggs, meat products, fruits, vegetables and rice, Agricultural Department figures revealed. A similar increasing trend was also reported in the production of forestry products such as 'Bakau' poles and charcoal but there...

For a poultry worker, the rent was affordable, and the park was on the shore of a lake where he often fished. She added that many communities have a program that provides assistance to people on fixed incomes who can't afford rent. Two bills that would offer some protection to owners of manufactured homes -- which make up 11 percent of the state's housing stock -- are likely to face a difficult road in the Legislature. Although Arauz's circumstances were unusual, mobile home residents...

Most are aware of the presence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in people, birds, and poultry globally, but many are unaware that there have been no cases in humans or animals in the United States. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in such a scenario, "The chance of infected poultry or eggs entering the food chain would be extremely low because of the rapid onset of symptoms in poultry as well as the safeguards in place, which include testing of...

What is washing off those fields is nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers applied in ever-increasing amounts to grow more corn to fuel the ethanol boom. With the ethanol industry predicting that it will more than double production by 2010 -- and with Washington politicians leaping on the biofuels bandwagon -- it seems certain the nation will need more corn in coming years to keep pace. But those successes have one certain cost: more oxygen-stealing chemicals running off farms to choke...

New vent system could help poultry farmers' bottom line From staff reports ATHENS - Scientists at the University of Georgia say they have developed a new ventilation system for poultry houses that should save poultry farmers a good bit of money. And so what we're seeing is that people are actually being able to ventilate about twenty percent more, but actually use less fuel. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission. Early test results...