Several hundred acres of rolling pastureland surround the proud old red farmhouse, several barns, outbuildings and the windmill. Dont overlook the portable chicken coop, the ingenious retro-fitted RV turkeymobile, or the side pasture, where the pigs gleefully run and chase their tails in the mud, protected by an electric fence. Instead, he has whole-heartedly embraced a more sustainable means of agriculture: pastured livestock, naturally-grown vegetables and fruits and a diversity-...

Another downside to corn ethanol, according to a BBC report, is that land that until recently was growing crops for food is now growing crops for fuel: Modern agriculture relies on large amounts of fertilizer and pesticides, both of which are produced by methods that consume fossil fuels. And because ethanol is more corrosive than gasoline, it can't be pumped through relatively efficient pipelines, but must be transported by rail or tanker truck. It comes from a benign, wholesome,...

July 27, 2007 - 11:29PM Veterinary workers in protective clothing broke the necks of thousands of chickens on Friday while medical staff checked people for flu symptoms to contain an outbreak of bird flu in poultry in India's northeast. The outbreak of avian influenza in chickens this month on a small farm in the remote state of Manipur was the first in India this year, making it the 25th country to report the occurrence of the H5N1 strain in 2007. Three other states in the region asked...

For example, the flu virus can mutate into new strains to which we're not immune - even after we've received a flu vaccine. Despite getting a shot against a specific strain of flu, the immunity can sometimes be short-lived. When you get the full-blown flu, there's more time - and a whole lot more virus - for the body to develop a powerful and long-lasting immunity. It is my understanding that we build immunity in our bodies due to antibodies formed after every specific viral infection we...

China bans poultry imports from Germany, Czech, US Virginia, swine products from Georgia China Daily (Xinhua) Updated: 2007-07-26 15:10 China on Wednesday banned the imports of poultry and poultry products from Germany, the Czech Republic, the State of Virginia of the United States as well as the imports of. China bans poultry imports from Germany, Czech, US Virginia, swine products from Georgia China Daily (Xinhua) Updated: 2007-07-26 15:10 China on Wednesday banned the imports of poultry...

About 34 Rapid Response Teams with five members in each group led by a veterinarian are involved in the culling with laboratory tests earlier confirming the dead birds had H5NI strains of the avian flu, which are highly infectious. The culling of an estimated 160,000 birds was being carried out since Thursday in a five km radius around the farm at Chenngmeirong near state capital Imphal from where the deaths were reported. Health officials said there were no immediate reports of humans...