2008-08-07 18:51:38.0 Katie Steinlage of West Union is the new Iowa Dairy Princess. The recent graduate of North Fayette High School will participate in promotional activities all across Iowa forthe next year.
2008-08-07 18:48:03.0 FDA is advising retail and foodservice operations to be aware that raw oysters shipped in containers bearing a "For Cooking Only" label may have a greater ikelihood of containing harmful levels of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) bacterium, which may cause illness, than do raw oysters not labeled in this manner.
2008-08-07 18:46:50.0 (8/7/2008 -- SAN FRANCISCO) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing technical assistance to Humboldt County, California to promote green planning and design under the Brownfields sustainability pilot program
2008-08-07 18:46:29.0 Calling it one of the most significant welfare issues affecting any equine breed or discipline, the American Association of Equine Practitioners today issued recommendations for eliminating the abusive practice within the Tennessee Walking Horse industry known as soring. http://www.aaep.org/press_room.php?term=2008&id;=312
2008-08-07 18:46:14.0 Construction equipment began digging this week in Shockoe Bottom at the former site of Lumpkin's Slave Jail, an infamous stop in the former Confederate capitol's once-thriving commerce in enslaved men, women and children.The Richmond Slave Trail Commission is attempting to link key stops in slavery's footprint _ from a James River port where slaves were transported to an old, long-forgotten burial ground and, ultimately, the former site of Lumpkin's Jail. The
2008-08-07 18:46:11.0 While I appreciate you're your recent decision to run the Associated Press article, "Animal Rights Law would require room to roam" (July 27), I am disappointed by your decision to announce the "party" being hosted by the issue proponents on the E-R's Sunday Farm Page.
2008-08-07 16:52:46.0 Missing screws in the blue toy pan can cause the clear plastic cover to come loose and release small balls, presenting a choking hazard to young children.
2008-08-07 16:52:28.0 Agriculture Futures Traded Higher Thursday On The Chicago Board Of Trade. Wheat For September Delivery Rose 31.25 Cents To $7.97 A Bushel; December Corn Added 10.75 Cents To $5.385 A Bushel; December Oats Gained 7 Cents To $3.83 A Bushel; Novemb