By Rick Weiss WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON - Ten years after genetically engineered crops were first planted commercially in the United States, Americans remain ill-informed about and uncomfortable with biotech food, according to the fifth annual survey on the topic, released Wednesday. By Rick Weiss WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON - Ten years after genetically engineered crops were first planted commercially in the United States, Americans remain ill-informed about and uncomfortable with biotech...

The cultivation of BT cotton in the country had increased ''manifold'' since it was 'viable. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu. No adverse effect of BT cotton: Minister. NEW DELHI: Noting that no adverse effect of BT cotton had been reported so far, the Government on Thursday said it had not approved any fresh field trials on transgenic crops after the Supreme Court directive on September 22....

The other Butterball products - including turkey burgers, filets, tenderloins, turkey sausage, turkey bacon and turkey strips - often got lost among ConAgra's massive product line, Shoemaker said. Shoemaker is a former executive at Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, the publicly traded firm that owns a large stake of the renamed company and is the world's largest pork producer. The company is now called Butterball LLC, and after selling only to restaurants and grocery stores for decades, it...

Auction guru Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson and Successful Farming Machinery Editor Dave Mowitz have amassed the sale prices of the more than 8,000 pieces of equipment for this 352-page volume, covering all types of antique tractors, implements and trucks. Auction guru Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson and Successful Farming Machinery Editor Dave Mowitz have amassed the sale prices of the more than 8,000 pieces of equipment for this 352-page volume, covering all types of antique tractors,...

Ernst also agrees not to engage in a competing business over the same time. The agreement also stipulates that Ernst will provide consulting services to Swift over the 18-month period. Miller, joined the corporate office of Swift about a year ago as vice president of beef operations. Swift VP parts ways for $1 million. Sean McHugh, Swift spokesman, said Ted Miller, executive vice president of operations, now oversees all beef and pork operations for North America. Miller, former president of E.

The Towanda Republican, who represents the 23rd District, said the commission found the state could maintain the system as it is, eliminate the backlog of distressed bridges and highways or bring transportation up to standards in 15 years. With workers compensation, lawmakers have streamlined the process with changes that go into effect early next year. The building code bill is 99 percent finished and it addresses time requirements for inspections by municipalities and costs of related...

Paykin, Greenblatt, Lesser & Kreig LLP is a New York firm that handles legal matters in a variety of matters including Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate and Securities Law, including public and private offerings, as well as reporting and compliance. Paykin, Greenblatt, Lesser & Kreig LLP is a New York firm that handles legal matters in a variety of matters including Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate and Securities Law, including public and private offerings, as well as...

Troopers said it appears Wells was driving down a steep incline and lost control of the tractor for 200 yards before it hit a drainage pipe and overturned, coming to rest on Wells. Man who helped with Ridgewalk success dies after farming accident. The department of labor says a child shall be 16 before handling heavy equipment and must be 12 before even being allowed to work on a farm, whether family owned or not. He went down the logging road more than a mile and found Wells with the...

The body of her son, Cristo Rey Baltar, a college student who would have celebrated his 18th birthday on December 28, was pulled from the mass of volcanic ash, boulders and water that swallowed this village when Typhoon Durian -- called Reming by Filipinos -- caused devastating mudslides here on November 30. The body of her son, Cristo Rey Baltar, a college student who would have celebrated his 18th birthday on December 28, was pulled from the mass of volcanic ash, boulders and water that...