(Dec 23, 2005) A senior World Health Organization official appealed to China to release samples of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, saying Friday that Beijing has failed to release any samples from its dozens of outbreaks in poultry this year.

(Dec 23, 2005) California farmers grow about 85 percent of the peaches that are canned in the United States annually. But with the market in the pits, the Agriculture Department is offering $7 million to Golden State growers to cut down their trees.

(Dec 23, 2005) Droughts, floods, fickle crop prices. Don't worry -- it's just a game.