2008-11-20 20:55:48.0 Senate Ag Committee Chairman Tom Harkin of Iowa is introducing legislation today that puts all futures contracts under the regulation of the Commodity Futures TradingCommission.
2008-11-20 19:47:50.0 A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
2008-11-20 19:47:08.0 (Washington, D.C. Nov. 20, 2008) New amendments to the SPCC rule will clarify regulatory requirements, tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and streamline certain requirements for facility owners or operators subject to the rule
2008-11-20 19:46:19.0 Check houseplant leaves for brown, dry edges, which indicate too little relative humidity in the house. Increase humidity by running a humidifier, grouping plants or using pebble trays.
2008-11-20 19:46:15.0 Almost 10,000 tobacco and farm workers descended on Brussels Wednesday to protest against plans to cut back their subsidies from the European Union.The demonstrators, many from Italy, France and Poland, gathered outside the European Council building, as the E.U.'s 27 farm ministers met inside to discuss the agr
2008-11-20 18:55:43.0 The United States Department of Agriculture reports that corn, soybean, soybean product and wheat export sales, for the week ending November 13,were within expectations.
2008-11-20 18:54:50.0 CHAMPAIGN – Tim Palmer, an award-winning photographer of America's rivers and natural landscapes, will talk at a local dinner Friday night.He will be at the 11th annual dinner sponsored by Prairie Rivers Network. It starts with a social hour at 6 P.M. Friday, followed by the 7 P.M. dinner, at the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1802 S. First St., C.
2008-11-20 17:47:03.0 (11/20/08) This holiday season you can give a gift that is green in more ways than one. With Energy Star labeled products, you are helping someone save money on their energy bill and protect the environment by fighting climate change
2008-11-20 17:46:22.0 As thousands of farmers protested vehemently outside, European Union agriculture ministers mulled changes Wednesday to the EU's euro53 billion ($67 billion) farm support program. . . .In front of EU headquarters, several thousand tobacco producers from France, Poland, Greece and Spain demanded more protection for their threatened sector. And in Greece, tobacco farmers blocked two highways to protest planned cuts in crop subsidies.
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