(Jul 18, 2008) Associated Press - July 15, 2008 11:14 PM ET DENVER (AP) - Colorado state officials are asking a federal judge to allow farmers and ranchers hit hard by drought to use land idled under a federal program for livestock grazing.

(Jul 18, 2008) CHUCK BARTELS, Associated Press Writer Wed Jul 16, 11:07 AM ET CABOT, Ark The Arkansas Agritourism Initiative is designed to help consumers find local vendors as well as farms that offer tours or other attractions.

(Jul 18, 2008) AP Published: July 16, 2008 BATON ROUGE, La (AP) - Scientists say the "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast is likely to be the largest since they began keeping records in 1985.

(Jul 18, 2008) By JEANNETTE NEUMANN, Associated Press Writer Tue Jul 15, 7:53 PM ET BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tens of thousands of Argentine farmers and government supporters staged dueling protests Tuesday ahead of a Senate vote on a package of grain-export...

(Jul 18, 2008) July 17, 2008 - 6:00am By MAYRA PERTOSSI Associated Press Writer BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's Senate narrowly rejected a grain-export tax package early Thursday, a government-backed proposal that has led to nationwide farm strikes and...

(Jul 18, 2008) By JOHN GEROME | AP Entertainment Writer 3:36 PM CDT, July 16, 2008 NASHVILLE, Tenn (AP) Bluegrass singer Del McCoury has a funny new song called "40 Acres and a Fool" about a city slicker who hits it big in the stock market and moves to the...

(Jul 18, 2008) July 17, 2008 - 12:21am By FREDERIC J FROMMER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The congressman-lead singer had a question for the guest keyboardist at the all-congressional band gig Wednesday night.

(Jul 18, 2008) The Associated Press Friday, July 18, 2008 BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union nations have ruled out any new concessions on farm imports or subsidies at global trade talks next week, France's trade minister Anne Marie Idrac said Friday.