Archive for July, 2008



Wearing bhindi, the PETA way - Hindustan Times

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 11:07 pm
Wearing bhindi, the PETA way
Hindustan Times, India -Jul 30, 2008
Rajneesh, a state-level judo champion and athlete, became a vegetarian 12 years ago after seeing chickens being slaughtered in a butcher's shop.

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Pilgrim's Pride Posts Loss Amid Surging Feed Prices - Wall Street Journal

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 3:07 am
Pilgrim's Pride Posts Loss Amid Surging Feed Prices
Wall Street Journal -16 hours ago
Inflated costs for feed grains are impacting all chicken suppliers, as they make up half of the costs of raising a chicken. Pilgrim's Pride reported a 41%

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Shifting food paradigm creating zoning problems for cities - Bay Area Indymedia

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 2:07 am

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Shifting food paradigm creating zoning problems for cities
Bay Area Indymedia, CA -53 minutes ago
Today, some city dwellers across the nation have taken to growing chickens and raising gardens as a way to extend their dollars, but their neighbors often

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Romance writer returns to her Mountain State roots with Roane … - Daily Mail - Charleston

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 1:07 am
Romance writer returns to her Mountain State roots with Roane
Daily Mail - Charleston, WV -21 hours ago
She is raising chickens and just last week, acquired three goats with the goal of using their milk for cheese. Does she have any idea how to do that? Nope.

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Rising feed costs sock poultry giants (Lat-wp / By Alejandro Lazo) - Peninsula On-line

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 1:07 am
Rising feed costs sock poultry giants (Lat-wp / By Alejandro Lazo)
Peninsula On-line, Qatar -Jul 27, 2008
The Lohr family has been raising chickens here since the 1930s. The farm’s four modern-day broiler houses are used to grow chickens for Pilgrim’s Pride.

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Wards Garner Farm Honors - Fort Smith Times Record

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 1:07 am
Wards Garner Farm Honors
Fort Smith Times Record, AR -Jul 26, 2008
But when Ward made the move to Clarksville nearly two decades ago, he had no equipment and no idea about raising chickens. He bought 100 acres,

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Keeping chickens the district council way - Exmouth Journal

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 12:07 am
Keeping chickens the district council way
Exmouth Journal, UK -Jul 28, 2008
OFFICERS from East Devon District Council have been giving advice to residents about keeping and raising chickens. As with all pets, owning chickens can be
Community groups uged to apply for lottery grantsDevon 24
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Short Stack: Food for thought, quick and over easy - Greensboro News Record

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 12:07 am
Short Stack: Food for thought, quick and over easy
Greensboro News Record, NC -Jul 28, 2008
The feathers are flying in Sanford about an ordinance that bans keeping chickens in the city limits. Raising chickens is a growing hobby in the state,

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High Feed Costs Weigh on Tyson - Wall Street Journal

Tuesday 29 July 2008 @ 11:07 pm

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High Feed Costs Weigh on Tyson
Wall Street Journal -Jul 28, 2008
Feed grains make up half of the costs of raising a chicken, and higher grain prices also affect the cost of cooking oil, flour and other ingredients used to
Tyson Foods' profit tumbles, shares fallguardian.co.uk
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Poultry provide symphony for 4-H leader - Battle Creek Enquirer

Friday 25 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
Poultry provide symphony for 4-H leader
Battle Creek Enquirer, MI -18 hours ago
As a child, Sally Lambert grew up raising chickens, rabbits and "stuff like that" at her family's home in Muskegon. Her husband, also from Muskegon,

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