He said his priority is to make sure the legislation passes with a safety net that works for Montana's grain farmers. He supports the energy component, a pilot program for oil seeds and a push to begin country of origin labeling. Under the current farm bill, it's up to Congress to appropriate money for agricultural disasters such as drought. He is the fifth generation on his family's ranch and recently introduced a new type of livestock goats. Schweitzer hailed a provision for permanent...

In communities around the Ocala National Forest, bears overturn garbage cans, walk through porch screens, raid bird feeders and jump up and down on Dumpster lids to scrounge food. Complaints about Florida black bears are rising as the state's population expands into bear country and the bear population recovers from decades of hunting. If one person in a neighborhood puts out garbage the night before a trash pickup in a bear population area, bears may continue to raid garbage cans for...

I used gourds for eyes, corn for eyebrows and corn husks for hair (its hair was originally straight up, but now it has "relaxed" in our rainy weather) I know the other shoppers at the grocery store must have considered me the pickiest zucchini shopper ever! I used finishing nails and double-sided tape to keep the veggies on. The trick is to find just the right zucchini for the smile not too fat, not too straight. A few brave readers in the ghoulish Halloween spirit sent us pictures of...

This pie tastes just like the infamous "Pecan Pie," but, without the calories or the allergic reation of nuts and sodium doesn't exist. Instructions Cream together the applesauce, granulated sugar and spices in a saucepan over low heat. Pour into, ready to bake pie shell and bake in 350-degree oven for about an hour or until knife inserted in center of pie comes out clean. How "great" can this be for all of us that crave a holdiay "pecan pie. Gradually stir in corn syrup and brown sugar....

Charles Grassley, who sides with Bush on many issues, said farmers rely on the river the most to get corn and soybeans to foreign buyers, but the aging locks most are 600 feet long are too small to accommodate modern 1,100-foot tows. In a time when fiscal restraint is much needed, the additional spending authorized in this bill, such as provisions for local wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects (hundreds of millions of dollars), is unacceptable, according to a White House...