WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - Democratic control of the US Congress and increasing wariness about the safety of food imports from China could finally lead to the implementation of a country-of-origin food labelling requirement in the US that has mostly been delayed since 2002. WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - Democratic control of the US Congress and increasing wariness about the safety of food imports from China could finally lead to the implementation of a country-of-origin food...

And now health professionals are stepping into new territory - the writing of the 2007 farm bill - to show how this massive piece of legislation is critical to more than just farmers. And while unhealthful foods were getting cheaper, the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables rose nearly 40 percent from 1985 to 2000, according to the USDA. Among the tens of billions spent annually under the farm bill, about a third goes to support the production of commodity crops, such as corn and soybeans....

She is one of numerous individuals within the community who has provided support for this project. Blue Mountain Hospital is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization established to construct and operate a 45,000 square foot critical access hospital in Blanding, Utah. The funds will be used to construct, equip, and operate a new critical access hospital in Blanding, Utah. The 11-bed hospital will have an operating suite containing two operating rooms, emergency department, three labor delivery...

The US asked China to lift import restrictions against most of the US meat processing plants cited in a Chinese announcement over the weekend more than a week before the action was made public, a spokesman for the US Department of Agriculture has told the Financial Times. The US asked China to lift import restrictions against most of the US meat processing plants cited in a Chinese announcement over the weekend more than a week before the action was made public, a spokesman for the US...

Janet Morales/Monitor-Index Boy Scout Troop 14 learned government can move swiftly as the meeting of the Moberly City Council it attended Monday night lasted only thirty minutes, the majority of which was spent passing ordinances which were discussed during the council's work session two weeks ago. Janet Morales/Monitor-Index Boy Scout Troop 14 learned government can move swiftly as the meeting of the Moberly City Council it attended Monday night lasted only thirty minutes, the majority of...