(May 8, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) -- An estimated 3.5 million children younger than 5 are at risk of hunger in the United States, according to government numbers provided by an anti-hunger group.

(May 8, 2009) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana hog farmers are among those pork producers nationwide stepping up health protection measures and bracing for the impact of swine flu on an already struggling industry.

(May 8, 2009) BILLINGS, Mont (AP) -- The governors of Wyoming and Idaho say a federal plan to create a special livestock disease management zone in the Yellowstone region would "taint" the area's cattle industry but do nothing to eliminate the disease.

(May 8, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) -- Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation's top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation.

(May 8, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) -- A cow has escaped from a New York City slaughterhouse and may have a new lease on life.

(May 8, 2009) CHICAGO (AP) -- Pete Ostrander and the manufacturer he works for took a hard look at the auto industry four years ago, and neither liked what they saw.