The groups' lawsuit maintained that the EPA did not follow proper rule-making procedures in crafting agreements between the farms and the EPA. A cadre of environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, had sued, claiming that the EPA's policies allowed animal feeding operations to skirt environmental laws and only pay a nominal fine. The petitioners in the lawsuit maintained that animal feeding operations pollute the air, emit terrible odors and attract hordes of flies that leave...

Comparable same-store sales from its Chinese operations rose 7%, while the rest of its international restaurants saw comps growth of 5% compared with the same period a year ago. Although this stock is nearing an almost 50% return over the past 12 months, based on management remarks from the company's latest earnings conference call, I think we will find that with the enormous overseas opportunities ahead, there remains plenty of growth for long-term-minded shareholders. Although this stock...

Those seeking salvation should head to Strasburg, follow the hand-lettered signs to a new business called "Pigs & Pies" and ask to sample their hickory smoked sausage. Second that with a piece of prepared-from-scratch cherry or apple pie, and your taste buds will see the glory of the coming of the Lord. John, who specializes now in the meaty side of the production schedule, heard opportunity oinking and suggested to his brother that they share their joy - for profit - with the huddled...

Hatala told the council that Romeo is not a bacon pig or a pork chop pig, and that she wants to be able to relocate into the city, where she and her four-legged Romeo hope to legally enjoy walks in the park and around downtown. Locals may remember Romeo from a 2003 feature article in the Tehachapi News and his frequent public appearances at local schools, festivals and parades. He was also featured twice on Animal Planets Pet Star in 2003, where he performed an interpretive dance routine,...

In the fair's opening days, the pigs and their owners competed in showmanship, one of the final steps before the swine trio head to the Junior Livestock Auction today. A 278-pound pig named Pork Chop is providing a bit of stability in the nomadic life of a military kid. Along with providing experience of caring for a pig, Brandon said, the project carried the joy of raising an animal for 4-H. His owner learned quickly that Pork Chop has some definite preferences, such as getting her belly...

The CFTC Commitment of Traders report showed large speculators growing bullish positions in CBOT corn by 6,600 contracts to 119,000 lots during the week ended July 10. Playing a bearish role in the market, weather forecasts are favorable for silking during this key crop-making phase. In hopes of stimulating domestic production of wheat, the Farm Minister for Europe stated he intended to end the EU s rule that farmers leave 10% of their land fallow to recover between crops. wheat exports to...

meeting to raise questions and concerns about a 2,400-hog finishing facility planned near the unincorporated community of Pattonsburg, southwest of Toluca and near the Woodford County line. Neighbors concerned about pig farm. With at least three other hog farms of varying types and sizes already in that area and others planned, there could soon be six operations within a strip about six miles by three miles, said the residents, who raised concerns about odors, waste runoff and impacts on...

This gives businesses an incentive to borrow to invest even faster, especially as profits are growing strongly, and is encouraging savers to take money out of the bank and punt on the red-hot stock market. Rapid rises in the price of pork, edible oils, raw milk and corn in the past month made an increase of more than 4% highly likely, Jun Ma, Deutsche Bank's chief China economist, said in a note to clients. A Reuters poll of economists last week pointed to a modest pick-up in annual...

David Pimentel, a professor from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at Cornell University, together with University of California engineering professor Tad Patzek and North Carolina University physicist Gerald Cecil, have summarized these national issues. David Pimentel, a professor from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at Cornell University, together with University of California engineering professor Tad Patzek and North Carolina University physicist Gerald Cecil,...