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At the Federal level, there are no laws that regulate the welfare of animals as they are being raised on farms. Historically, with small farms this made sense; now with CAFOs, not so much. In this video (part 1 of 2) Kathy Hessler, J.D., of Lewis & Clark Law School and Director of the Center for Animal Law Studies shares some facts on this issue (on the Federal and State level) that most will find surprising.

There's much in the news about other nation's, and possible terrorist groups, possessing weapons of mass destruction. Recent history teaches us that mother nature too possesses her own terrifying arsenal. For the first time, scientists have modified in the lab a relatively new avian flu virus A(H1N1), a highly pathogenic virus that has only recently been found in wild birds and water fowl in China, and though it can infect humans, (usually) through human contact with live infected chickens, it was not transmissible from person to person. Until now. Find out more.

The farmers/producers of the Texas High Plains face many challenges as their water resource diminishes, and many people are working diligently to find answers as you will see in this video. Answers found here may actually help growers in other arid regions around the world.

In remembrance of Dan "Bee" Spears, long time bassist for Wille Nelson…sharing this audio interview by the Kitchen Sisters.

It seems that restaurant workers are not earning a livable wage either...
�oeWhen you go out to eat, you shouldn�t get wage theft, racism, and sick cooks in the kitchen along with your meal.” �"Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation

A chicken for every home...if you love chickens but for whatever reason cannot have a 'live' one, check out these gorgeous paintings by artist (and farmer) Clare Carver. If, for no other reason, just because they are purty.

The recent efforts to pass the Farm Bill behind closed doors failed - here is an opportunity for citizens to become involved…Farm Bill Hackathon takes place December 3rd.

Amazed to find out honeybees have a terrific sense of smell - so much so that they are being used to detect explosives. And I thought dog's olfactory were da bomb!