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Wet weather delays harvest from Midwest to South

Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever. Complete Story...

Farmland released from conservation program

Here's a look at the states where the most land is being released from the federal Conservation Reserve Program:

3 million acres taken out of conservation program

Surveying undulating grasslands that disappear into the western Kansas horizon, retired farmer Joe Govert pointed out parcel after parcel no longer enrolled in a federal program that pays property owners not to farm environmentally sensitive land.

Vt. slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment

A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed Friday after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its operating license suspended three times earlier this year for similar conduct.

Farmers growing electricity along with their crops

WIMER, Ore. — Vern and Gianaclis Caldwell do a lot of the typical things that make a small farm self-sufficient.

US cotton almost clear of voracious boll weevil

For more than a century, small green beetles ate through U.S. cotton crops, costing growers $20 billion and making the boll weevil the most expensive agricultural pest in the nation's history.

Wisconsin farmer promotes 'good-food revolution'

After years of tilling away in obscurity, Will Allen has found sudden fame as the face of the urban farming movement.

Farm states may copy Ohio vote on livestock rules

Ohio voters will decide next week whether to create a board overseeing livestock care in a move that could give farmers in rural America a blueprint for battling animal rights groups intent on outlawing cramped cages for chickens and hogs.

Low milk prices have dairy farmers killing cows

After burning through $1 million in savings and seeing no end to their losses, dairy farmers Jake and Lori Slegers figured they didn't have much choice — they had to kill the cows.

Wash. wineries getting bigger as production grows

Six years ago, Precept Brands chose not to compete with companies making big-bucks wines, instead seeing opportunity in the under-$10-a-bottle market.

Kan., Okla. conduct joint livestock disease drill

Trucks that could be hauling livestock along the Kansas and Oklahoma border were detained and their drivers questioned Thursday, during a drill aimed at protecting the nation's food supply from foot-and-mouth disease.

Hispanic farmers fight to sue USDA over lost land

In their straw hats, rolled up sleeves and work boots, a dozen or so Latinos gathered by a field of ripening strawberries still look like farmers. All but one of them, however, have lost their land.

Va. may fill its own hills with Rocky Mountain elk

More than 150 years after Virginia's last native elk was killed, game officials may try to populate the state's southwest corner with its bigger, buff-colored cousin — the Rocky Mountain elk.

Oregon gets approval to certify organic farms

Oregon has been accredited to certify farms under the National Organic Program, which sets standards for farms and other operations that market agricultural products as organically produced.

Federal judge shutters Idaho grazing allotment

A federal judge has ordered a western Idaho rancher to keep his sheep off his family's traditional grazing ground on public land to protect wild native bighorns. Federal land managers on Monday opted not to fight the ruling.

Fans have mixed emotions toward Vick

Michael Vick heard it all in his first road game, from supporters to animal rights activists and protesters eager to boo him. Or bark at him for that matter.

Water uncertainty frustrates busy Calif. farmers

Farmers in the most prolific agricultural region in the country should be planting winter romaine lettuce and calculating spring cantaloupe acreage at this time of year.

CEOs, ag minister call for agricultural investment

Greater investment, innovation and improved public-private partnerships are needed to meet the world's growing demand for food, business and government leaders said at the World Food Prize symposium.

Farmers try to plant hemp at DEA office, arrested

A 51-year-old grandfather who grows garbanzo beans and other crops in northwestern North Dakota was among the protesters arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration offices.

Ky. lawmaker pushes industrial hemp farming

A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced legislation to legalize industrial hemp as a cash crop and a source for alternative fuels.

USDA: Pecan production to hit 309 million pounds

Pecan production is expected to reach 309 million pounds this year, up nearly 60 percent from last year's 193.9 million pounds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Party night in San Pedro Sula for qualifier vs US

The crowd started trickling in at 2:30 p.m. — a full 5 1/2 hours before kickoff — and by 5 p.m. the pastel-colored seats of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano were nearly full, separated from the field by tall barbed wire.

Low quality makes farmers discount spring wheat

Producers of hard red spring wheat in the upper Midwest have reaped one of the biggest harvests in history, but the bin-busting crop isn't of high enough quality to pay the bills for many farmers.

Calif. citrus farmers fear tree-killing disease

Tom Mulholland is girding for battle against a tiny enemy that could devastate the orange grove he has spent his life cultivating. His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect with red eyes and a long, leaf-penetrating beak.

Washington farm workers push for unionization

Margarito Martinez says he was fired from the eastern Washington dairy that employed him for more than a year because he tried to unionize the company. Nine co-workers say they also were let go for affiliations with the budding union.

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'I'm Harriet Harman - you know where you can get me...' What Minister allegedly told witness after crashing into parked car
Source: the Mail online

Harriet Harman is being investigated by police after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in which she drove into a parked car while talking on her mobile phone.

Man arrested for crashing car into house, abandoning son at scene
Source: KTVB.com

Saturday at 8:44 p.m. Meridian Police Officers responded to vehicle crashing into a home on W. Maple Avenue.

Caylee Anthony Case: PDF DOCUMENT: Deputy Spent 25 Minutes At Scene
Source: WFTV.com

Writen documentation (August 13, 2008) about the call for service near where Caylee's remains were found later in December.

Baez lashes out at investigators AND Anthony case prosecutors visit scene where body was found
Source: MyFoxOrlando.com

"Baez lashes out at investigators" On Wednesday Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez released the following statement regarding the crime scene:

Waterboarded actor now opposes method
Source: Times of the Internet

Excerpt: LONDON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- British actor Richard Armitage said a scene in which his Spooks character endures waterboarding was as difficult to shoot as it is disturbing to watch.

Government report finds drinks industry 'flouting voluntary code on sales'
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The government yesterday threatened the drinks industry with tougher legislation limiting the promotion and sale of alcohol, following a report revealing flagrant breaches of the voluntary code.

Are you gonna eat that? How to curb food waste
Source: msnbc.com

Amidst growing concerns about global warming and the effects of our individual "carbon footprints," many Americans are taking a closer look at what they do - and don't - eat.

Israel Fears the Womb More Than the Bomb
Source: IPS

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has laid it out in the starkest possible terms for his fellow Israelis. If they do not relinquish control of the occupied territories, he has warned them, Israel will ultimately cease to exist as a Jewish and democratic state.

Rosie Perez Describes 'awkward' Sex Scene With John Leguizamo
Source: eurweb.com

...."It was in the sex scene between husband and wife that things started to go bad. ... It was the hardest scene, very difficult," she said. "I respect him so much and he respects me so much. I know his wife, he knew my husband and introduced me to my boyfriend.

Serial Bandit Leaves ID At Crime
Source: local6.com

An armed gunman suspected in at least three Central Florida holdups has been identified after he accidentally left his wallet and photo identification at a crime scene, according to investigators.

Breaking: Hello Kitty Found Dead, Charred in Los Angeles
Source: Gizmodo

LOS ANGELES, California (Agencies) — Hello Kitty, actress, astrophysicist and acclaimed author of the play I Can Has Pink Cheezburger, has been found dead in her Los Angeles apartment on Tuesday, probably because of an accident with a home appliance and drug overdose.

Sound of 2008: The Top 10
Source: BBC News

I listened to each one of these musicians and have become addicted to most of them, amazing and very different style of music. I really liked the new funky sound of ADELE, DUFFY, TING TINGS and GLASVEGAS.

Homeless Man Raids Nativity Scene
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

A 53-year-old man with nowhere to sleep on Saturday night decided to warm himself up by stealing the three wise men's garments from a full-size nativity scene standing in the center of Essen, western Germany.

Jessica Simpson ready to strip naked for Hollywood
Source: The Arizona Republic

Jessica Simpson is ready to strip naked in a Hollywood movie. The blonde beauty wants to be taken seriously as an actress and believes baring all is the best way to earn the respect of Tinseltown, even if it goes against her family's wishes.

Tape 'puts Knox at Meredith murder scene'
Source: Telegraph

Dramatic evidence has emerged linking the American woman accused of murdering Meredith Kercher to the scene of the crime, according to Italian police.

FOXNews.com - Kite Runner Kids Moving To Dubai Due To Nature of Film
Source: FOXNews.com

The three boys who star in The Kite Runner, a new film with Oscar potential, will be moved from their homes in Afghanistan to new ones in Dubai thanks to Paramount Vantage, the studio releasing the movie.

Idiot Burglar Signs Scene of Crime

You always hear those 'what-if' stories about stupid criminals who sign their names on walls, (okay, or maybe you don't) but I never thought I'd actually hear of one who did.

Great Movie Death - DJ Get Scratched
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In this scene from Hellraiser 3, Pinhead crashes a Nightclub and makes his presence known. After unleashing the hooks and chains on some party goers, Pinhead goes after the DJ.

RIP for DIY? Punk Planet as a Canary in a Mineshaft

On June 18th, 2007, after 13 years and 80 issues, the bi-monthly 'zine Punk Planet announced its closing. Started in 1994, the Chicago based publication was an ardent voice for and supporter of independent thought and expression.

Meet EZTV, The Leading TV-torrent Distribution Group
Source: torrentfreak.com

EZTV has been the leading TV-torrent distribution group for over a year now. They collect and distribute the TV-torrents, that find their way to millions of people every week. Time to have a chat with one of the EZTV crew members, to find out a little more about them.

New Amish school rises near murder scene
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Members of the community are raising a new Amish schoolhouse a few hundred yards from the spot where a gunman shot five girls to death in October.

New Amish school rises near murder scene
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Members of the community are raising a new Amish schoolhouse a few hundred yards from the spot where a gunman shot five girls to death in October.

The Story of "Vanilla Face," Borat's Reluctant Co-Star
Source: andrewtobias.com

Andrew Tobias, a blogger personally acquainted with the bamboozled hotelier that has appeared in trailers for months, shares a meticulous examination of the events surrounding one scene Borat.

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