What is it about state parks and historic sites that attracts concentrated animal-feeding operations? Right now, there are applications on file (or permits that have been granted) with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to construct CAFOs near Athens Historic Site and Roaring River and Arrow Rock state parks. What is it about state parks and historic sites that attracts concentrated animal-feeding operations? Right now, there are applications on file (or permits that have been...

Boston milk prices soared to their highest level ever this month as tightening national and world markets for dairy products pushed up the cost of cheese, yogurt, ice cream, chocolate, and even pizza. Futures markets indicate there may be some softening of prices in the last half of the year, but many analysts say strong international demand for US dairy products and slow growth in US milk production are likely to keep prices rising. Stop & Shop Supermarkets inc., the region's largest...

Fruits and vegetables are also more expensive, up 6.7 percent this year, mostly because of unfavorable weather conditions such as the freezes in California earlier this year. Grocery prices nationwide are increasing faster than the overall inflation rate of 2.7 percent. If oil prices were to fall or stabilize, Matthews said, then food price increases would stabilize, as well, but the likelihood of that happening is not very good. The most recent data specific to Utah's food prices are from...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chara and Chemballi are two highly productive Kuttanadan duck breeds identified by the scientists of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Poultry Science of Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) at Mannuthy in Thrissur, couple of years ago. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chara and Chemballi are two highly productive Kuttanadan duck breeds identified by the scientists of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Poultry Science of Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) at Mannuthy in Thrissur,...

It may have been a coincidence, but several weeks earlier a number of local TV channels had carried stories about a robot-building competition involving Indonesian students, with the robots being designed to perform specific tasks, such as extinguishing fires, etc. It may have been a coincidence, but several weeks earlier a number of local TV channels had carried stories about a robot-building competition involving Indonesian students, with the robots being designed to perform specific...