FAO rushes aid to poor Peruvian farmers

Amid a world food crisis, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping poor Peruvian farmers confront a cold spell threat called "El Friaje". This friaje phenomenon "involves a combination of unseasonable low temperatures, frosts, snow and hail that damages crops...

Gray wolves are back on the endangered list

Gray wolves have been put back on the endangered species list.  "For these reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (dkt #2) is GRANTED. Endangered Species Act...

Will Mega Food Parks work in India ?

"The food processing industry is one of the largest in the country and is ranked fifth. Facts and figures show that India is the third largest producer of food, largest milk producer and largest livestock holder in the world. India, the world’s second largest fruit and...

15,000 Arkansas hens to be killed after positive bird-flu test

The slaughter of about 15,000 hens began today in northwest Arkansas, after a flock tested positive for exposure to a strain of bird flu.It makes me so sad to see the pictures of thousands of animals being bulldozed...

Tastes like chicken?

"Bosintang. Ever heard of it?Well, it’s Dog Soup. Big item in Korea.   I’m not talking about the North Koreans, living on a starvation diet in Li’l Kim’s workers paradise. No, this is prosperous South...

They are killing the last wild buffalo herd in Yellowstone!

Since February 11, Yellowstone National Park and the Montana Department of Livestock have slaughtered 505 of America's last wild buffalo.  Yellowstone Park Rangers have captured 607 wild buffalo in the Stephens...

Bird flu spreads to urban Bangladesh: Widespread Across the Nation

Viral/Pandemic Warning"DHAKA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to the Bangladesh capital Dhaka and to the port city Chittagong despite efforts by authorities to contain it, livestock officials said on Wednesday....

Clones for Dinner

"So, was anyone surprised that the FDA told us cloned livestock is okay to eat because, "it is beyond our imagination to even find a theory that would cause the food to be unsafe," on the very same day they also pointed out that, "currently, it is not possible to draw any...

Caucasian Mountain Dog: Irresponsible National Geographic Documentary Results...

The year 2004 was a dismal year for the dog breed known as the Caucasian Mountain Dog, and was even more dismal for the several poor individual dogs that were killed unnecessarily! And how did all this come about?...

Suspected case of foot-and-mouth

UPDATE 13 September 2007; Initial tests suggest the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey is the same strain found in the area last month which originated from the Pitbright laboratory.. "A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease has been discovered in the same county as...

Think CO2 is "Just Plant Food"? Think again.

Here's a good rebuttal for anyone still running into the C02 - They Call It Pollution, We Call It Life crowd.A favorite argument of global warming deniers is that the carbon dioxide causing global warming is...

Kurds flee homes as Iran shells villages in Iraq

"· Guerrillas in clashes with Revolutionary Guards · Conflict threatens stability of Kurdistan regio Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards participate in military training at an undisclosed location near the...

Foot and mouth contained, claims British PM

Everyone who was involved in containing this deserves a pat on the back! Great News!"Foot and mouth contained, claims British PM ADRIAN CROFT Reuters August 10, 2007 at 10:55 AM EDT LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown reassured farmers on Friday that an outbreak of foot...

Fire service could axe rescues of pets, overweight people and more!

As the grip tightens on the purse of public services in the UK, it seems the Lancashire Fire Service is leading the way, with a review of which services they should be providing and which they shouldn't.Under review...

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