An old sheep ...
The shepherd and his wife lived on the upper side of the road leading to the old Roman bridge. Their isolated abode was a small, square building with rough stone walls, low roof and paved stone floor. Inside was a small storage area, a dining-table with two...

Eco-gastronomy at Camp Glen Brook: a new program based around biodynamic agriculture at Camp Glen Brook exposes children to food production, ecology, and nutrition. Ash Sheehan, Culinary Director of the camp, shares the story of how gardening with children will foster an appreciation of meaningful work, and of fresh and natural food.
It does not take much persuasion to get campers and students at Camp Glen Brook to pay attention to anything related to food. Eating has a natural inescapability: it's a large part of what we do, day in and day out. A new program, Eco-Gastronomy (biodiversity and pleasure on...

Guarding against mad cow disease.
In the wake of the Department of Agriculture's announcement confirming a third case of mad cow disease in the U.S., Farm Aid, Somerville, Mass., a family farm organization, has released tips to help consumers make decisions when purchasing beef that will help ensure the meat they select is safe....

Smithfield Foods Completes Sale of Beef Processing and Cattle Feeding Operations to JBS.
SMITHFIELD, Va., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of Smithfield Beef Group, Inc. ("Smithfield Beef"), its beef processing and cattle feeding operation, to JBS S.A. (Bovespa: JBSS3) for $565 million in cash. The sale included 100...

Organic Prairie and Dakota Beef Ink Organic Cattle Supply Pact.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-2 June 2008-Organic Prairie and Dakota Beef Ink Organic Cattle Supply Pact(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com CROPP Cooperative, a North American farmer owned co-op, which markets products under the Organic Valley and Organic Prairie brands and Dakota Beef, a vertically integrated 100 percent Organic...

Good moove for Richmond.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grazing cattle have been re-introduced to Richmond Park to help conserve a rare habitat. A grazing trial, aimed at improving the abundance of rare plants, is being conducted in partnership between The Royal Parks, Natural England and Hounslow Urban Farm. The...

Owl wins.
A federal judge in February upheld protections for the endangered Mexican spotted owl in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, denying a legal challenge from Arizona cattle ranchers. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled that 8.6 million acres of federal land in the four states qualified as "critical habitat"...

Tempest on Gale Drive: Plowing the road less taken.
Byline: Kim Ring SPENCER - All Kurt A. Nordquist wants is the status quo. But it seems Gale Drive, the dirt stretch that leads to his peaceful pastures and grazing beef cattle, is going to have to change. Recently, Mr. Nordquist has been...

Caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on pasture grasses in Central Florida.
ABSTRACT Stargrasses (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis) and bermudagrasses (C. dactylon (L.) Persoon) are important warm-season forage grasses, with several cultivars developed for conditions found in central and southern Florida. Major insect pests of these grasses include grass loopers (Mocis spp.) and fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J....

America, by horseback.
Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard LEBANON - Like journalistic legend Charles Kuralt and faux newsman Borat Sagdiyev before him, Bill Inman is embarking on a trip across the United States searching for the true American spirit, as well as for stories and people that aren't typically featured...