Gowans expects about three dozen steer, four dozen pigs and eight to 10 dozen lambs to be sold at this year's fair auction, which will be Sept. The Utah State Fair has always been a good place to feed goats, cheer for cowboys and consume deep-fried corn dogs and funnel cakes. Many buyers also are willing to pay more than the market price simply because the program helps the youths learn responsibility and proper animal production. It also is a practical - but often overlooked - location to...

The outskirts of the city are quite industrial, but soon enough the pollution and factories are a distant memory, replaced by rolling hills where sheep, cows and horses graze on what little vegetation they can find. Calves dash off the track into the paddock when they hear the bus, while a flock of sheep do their best to rest in the hot sun. We leave the train station and the city behind and head by bus out into the mountains, bound for the Dugana Camp, 100km north of the capital, towards...

The public may not know what forces helped convince Burns to silently insert the rider into the Appropriations Act, but one thing is certain - the beef industry has its brand all over it. The townspeople provide love, concern, funds for veterinarian bills, and two water troughs for the burros who work the Main Street tourist industry. But, ranchers, who had already seized land from the Indians and were deep into a land war with farmers, saw horses as competition for unfenced grazing land....

Leaking pipes were detected at Pirbright, Surrey, which most likely allowed the virus to seep through and make its way to two neighboring farms after being carried along the surface as a result of rains; as workers had been renovating the site at the time their vehicles probably became contaminated and carried the virus further. Leaking pipes were detected at Pirbright, Surrey, which most likely allowed the virus to seep through and make its way to two neighboring farms after being carried...

Musgrave is hoping we do ignore her as she tours our district trying to change her image, but no matter what color the sheep's wool, a wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf. Everywhere on campus, I see recycle bins, energy conservation certificates for buildings and departments, as well as the promotion of reusable water bottles by students. This year, Congress passed several bills to reduce dependency on foreign oil and to invest in the future of renewable energy; however, Musgrave...