• Farming firm in San Joaquin County gets big fine (Modesto Bee) 24 Jul 2008 at 7:13am
FRESNO -- The company that hired a pregnant teen who died of heat stroke this spring after working in a San Joaquin County vineyard was hit Wednesday with the highest fine ever issued to a Californ...
• Organic Farming Brings Benefits (KX TV North Dakota) 23 Jul 2008 at 11:26pm
There are many benefits that come along with organic farming. And one of the biggest is soil health. Sarah Gustin brings us the story of how producers are making sure their soil is in tip-top shape...
• Farming at 400 Feet (Global Envision) 23 Jul 2008 at 1:18pm
In the future, farming on expansive tracts of rural land will give way to 30-story-high self-sustained, temperature-controlled, organic farms that are only a city block away.
• Arrangements Made For Father & Son Killed in Farming Accident (WTVO - WQRF Ro... 23 Jul 2008 at 4:34pm
Winnebago, IL- Funeral arrangements have been made for the father and son killed in a farming accident on Monday. 53-year-old Mike Mitchell and his 20-year-old son Kyle died after being overcome by...
• ?Mechanise livestock farming? (The Herald) 23 Jul 2008 at 9:03am
THE Department of Veterinary Services has called on Government to mechanise livestock farming to boost beef and milk output.
• Accident provides 'wake-up call' for dangers of farming (Rockford Register Star) 22 Jul 2008 at 8:32pm
Larry Anderson has heard before that farming is one of the most dangerous professions. But it sometimes takes tragedies like the farm accident Monday that killed a father and son in a slurry pit to...
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• Beets - Tops Are Best by Edward Farnworth 20 Oct 2003 at 12:00am
For most plants you have to wait until it is fully mature before you harvest the best parts. But that may not be true for beets.
• That's Not Just Peanuts by Edward Farnworth 20 Oct 2003 at 12:00am
Peanuts have not had a healthy image. Peanuts and beer, salted peanuts and peanut butter all suggest images that do not fit well into a healthy diet. Peanuts are high in oil and so are packed with ...
• Vitamin D and Health by Edward Farnworth 20 Oct 2003 at 12:00am
Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because the human skin synthesizes vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. When humans wore fewer clothes and were out of doors more, this was not a probl...
• What is the Glycemic Index? by Edward Farnworth 30 Jun 2003 at 12:00am
For most people watching their fat intake is the most important part of their diet. But it may well be that the amount - and more importantly the type - of carbohydrate in the diet should be contr...
• Colourful Fruits and Vegetables by Edward Farnworth 30 Jun 2003 at 12:00am
Dietary lutein is thought to be an essential micronutrient for normal vision
• Trans Fat Becomes a New Fat to Avoid by Edward Farnworth 30 Jun 2003 at 12:00am
There is good fat, bad fat and now it seems there is very bad fat
