Writers' demands for a bigger slice of DVD profits and revenue from the distribution of films and TV shows over the Internet has been a key issue. The two sides met for nearly 11 hours before East Coast members of the writers union announced on their Web site that the strike had begun for their 4,000 members. That work stoppage lasted 22 weeks and cost the industry more than $500 million. Daytime TV, including live talk shows such as "The View" and soap operas, which typically tape about a...

Brochures are available outside the barn inviting visitors on an around-the-barn tour to learn about dairy farming in the days of the Kings, and the family s story. Amidst these sports amenities stands a stalwart something that seems out of place, yet is completely in its place: a dairy barn. For some, dairying was a happy story, and for others a sad one, depending upon the time period in which the farm existed and whether the industry was a profitable one at the time. McGraw, who often...

Posted November 5, 2007 Future family dairy farmers converge By Liz Welter Marshfield News-Herald Eyes heavy with sleep deprivation shot wide open Sunday morning when high school participants in an overnight lock-in began their hands-on exploration of cow anatomy. Posted November 5, 2007 Future family dairy farmers converge By Liz Welter Marshfield News-Herald Eyes heavy with sleep deprivation shot wide open Sunday morning when high school participants in an overnight lock-in began their...

The disease can also infect sheep, goats, deer and other animals with cloven hooves, but it is not recognized as a human disease. Foot-and-mouth disease, also called FMD, is a severe, highly communicable viral disease of cattle and swine. The United States has been free of foot-and-mouth disease since 1929, but summit organizers said a 2001 outbreak in Great Britain showed that the disease can spread widely and rapidly. It can cause severe losses in meat and milk production. It is...

Sharon McDonald, wife of former R-CALF USA director Dennis McDonald, and former member Judie Manuel have been submitting letters to various publications that mislead readers by asserting that litigation against former directors and members has absolutely no basis, that the lawsuits are frivolous and wasting producer dollars. Sharon McDonald, wife of former R-CALF USA director Dennis McDonald, and former member Judie Manuel have been submitting letters to various publications that mislead...