While pledging to follow such a policy is one thing, implementing it is quite another -- especially when dealing with a $300 million international empire the size of Puck's, which runs from frozen foods to dozens of catering and dining operations, including his two namesake restaurants at Downtown Disney. While pledging to follow such a policy is one thing, implementing it is quite another -- especially when dealing with a $300 million international empire the size of Puck's, which runs...

The current generation of Bees--the fourth in Colorado--wants to share their pioneer heritage with the public, and they are transforming the family farm into a history museum. Over the years the family has raised sheep, dairy cattle and Limousin/Angus cattle, in addition to crops of beets, corn, pinto beans and alfalfa. In the early 1900s, the sugar beet industry was thriving in Larimer County, and Arleigh dug one of the area's first irrigation wells--with genuine horsepower--for...

Analysts see positive signs for live cattle futures after fed cattle last Friday sold at $87 per hundredweight, which was fairly consistent with animals that moved the week before. Tranquil trading is anticipated across the livestock quadrant because several players are spending time away from the pits on extended holiday vacations. The August cattle contract, which will spend its first full day as the lead month after July expired last Friday, hovers above 90. Friday's mixed, rather than...

A general session will include discussions of the cattle market outlook, the beef industry of the future, and emerging cattle markets. Several cattleman's college sessions at this year's short course will focus on managing a ranch so that cattle harvest more of the forage themselves. Topics include: What will protein and energy prices be in the future? What are my options? Should I use a self-fed supplement or a hand-fed supplement? An additional cattleman's college seminar will focus...

Yet, in a tale mirrored across the industry, the local water supply could not keep pace and fish began dying from contamination, said fish farmer Liu Yanyan. In trying to protect their business, China's fish farmers may have fueled a far larger problem: China's seafood industry, the world's largest source of farmed fish, is the latest casualty in a wave of scrutiny that threatens to undermine the nation's reputation as the superstore to the world. In trying to protect their business,...