Animal Rights Group Video Captures Turkey Abuse
(Nov 28, 2008)
LEWISBURG, W.Va (AP) -- Global poultry grower Aviagen Inc said Wednesday it has suspended a supervisor and would investigate a video released by an animal rights group that appears to show horrific abuse of turkeys at the company's West Virginia...
Farmers Work to Preserve Ancient Turkey Breeds
(Nov 28, 2008)
UPPERVILLE, Va (AP) -- At Ayrshire Farm, hundreds of Midget White and Bourbon Red turkeys move in a feathered, gobbling mass on a wind-swept pasture overlooking Virginia's horse country.
Urban Growers Go High-tech to Feed City Dwellers
(Nov 28, 2008)
POMONA, Calif (AP) -- Terry Fujimoto sees the future of agriculture in the exposed roots of the leafy greens he and his students grow in thin streams of water at a campus greenhouse.
Think Thanksgiving is Tough? Cook for 4,400 Mouths
(Nov 28, 2008)
ANNAPOLIS, Md (AP) -- If you think preparing Thanksgiving dinner is a chore, take a moment to imagine the culinary muscle required to feed more than 4,000 hungry U.S Naval Academy midshipmen.
Kansas Feedyards See Sharp Decline in Cattle
(Nov 28, 2008)
WICHITA, Kan (AP) -- At a time when the consumer appetite for beef is waning amid the economic downturn, the number of cattle going into feedlots in Kansas and across the nation also has taken a steep dive.