Enjoy a pork sandwich with all the trimmings. The event will be held on the east side of the fairgrounds, and Naturally Iowa will be serving ice cream. You will see everything: photography, textiles and clothing, food and nutrition, wood working, horticulture, and science and engineering. After expenses, 4-H clubs and FFA chapters use the profits for group activities and community service projects. Enjoy tacos and funnel cakes, win prizes, and support the youth. Topics are chosen so that...

Left-wing lawmakers in Philippines seek repeal of anti-terror law Left-wing lawmakers filed a bill Monday calling for the repeal of a landmark anti-terror law that came into force over the weekend, calling the new legislation a "recipe for authoritarian rule. Blast at British embassy in Chile causes minor damage, no casualties? . Latest Headlines . The China Post. Left-wing lawmakers in Philippines seek repeal of anti-terror law Left-wing lawmakers filed a bill Monday calling for the...

Until recently BP said on its website that trapping methane emissions from hundreds of pig farms in Mexico could cancel out pollution from three-quarters of a million cars. Oil giant BP has also been accused of exaggerating cuts in emissions from pig farms in Mexico, while Sky TV's claims for a renewable energy plant in Bulgaria may prove illusory. It admits anticipated saving from pig farms "will not be reached" and has corrected the claims on its website. Pumping car exhaust into the...

According to a study by the animal behaviourist Jeff Downing, of Sydney University, it isn t battery cages that leave chickens feeling stressed but the wide open spaces of free-range farms. Pig farms have been forced at great expense under animal welfare laws to reconfigure their pens to allow pigs to wander around, but when I visited a farm to see the animals enjoy their freedom I found them slumped on the ground: the removal of the pens, the farmer told me, had made no difference to...

New events and methods are occurring this year, including the first year in which the visual arts were judged prior to Monday's showing. The talent show was held after the crowning of Erschen and Davis, then a fireworks display capped off the day's events. Other events judged included foods, interior design, health, child care and floriculture. Judging also began, including dairy, as, for the most part, the weather was cooperative. Such could not be said for this morning, when a storm blew...

Bright blue skies and temperatures in the low to mid-70s reigned supreme during the first three days of the event, followed by a more seasonal day in the 80s to top off the annual 4-H and FFA gala. The grandstand events were a huge success, the livestock shows were well attended and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. While the official numbers aren't in yet, fair board officials say attendance may have been close to record levels. In addition, successful bidders were provided a...

Soccer, sales, pork, new music and HBO shows are all making us concerned about our addictions. The humor is tough to explain, but you can watch the first episode and some videos on their Myspace page, myspace.com/conchords. The audience gets tons of freebies and great concessions, including an Amici coffee stand. Crew catalog at the beginning of summer. I really enjoyed watching the Menace soccer team wipe the floor with the Kansas City Brass and Springfield Demise. Quite refreshing for a...

Neil B from Canada writes: Signing a free trade deal with open South American countries would be a good opportunity for the PM to tighten relations with our southern neighbours and catch up with our American neighbours in terms of free trade deals signed since 2000. Neil B from Canada writes: Signing a free trade deal with open South American countries would be a good opportunity for the PM to tighten relations with our southern neighbours and catch up with our American neighbours in terms...

Meat Imports Are Tainted . World Latest . Guardian Unlimited Skip to main content. Other imports barred by China included frozen chicken feet from Sanderson Farms, inc. tainted with residue of an anti-parasite drug, as well as frozen pork ribs from Cargill Meat Solutions corp. containing a leanness-enhancing feed additive, the AQSIQ said. Other imports barred by China included frozen chicken feet from Sanderson Farms, inc. tainted with residue of an anti-parasite drug, as well as frozen...