As the price of non-GM feed soars, the European meat industry - bound by strict regulations - struggles to compete both in global and domestic markets, writes Adam Anson, TheCattleSite.

The economic downturn has taken a toll on U.S. cities, forcing them to slash jobs, raise taxes and fees and limit hours of operation at libraries, zoos, parks and other popular facilities, according to a survey.

The loss of life, in any form is a touchy subject. The amount of grief and/or comfort one finds in the death of a companion is measurable only by the individual. Many of us understand this loss is not only felt for human life... grieving the loss

Hiltl in Zurich is the oldest vegetarian restaurant in Europe and is currently managed by the fourth generation of the same family. When the restaurant was first opened 111 years ago, it was ridiculed. These days, it is considered a gastronomic

There are times when perniciously false premises are treated as the criteria by which truth is determined. We lose the argument before it's begun. And where does that leave us in our efforts to control mortal dangers of our own making?

Did you recently trade in that old clunker for a new car? OK, so how are you fixed for a new refrigerator? Or maybe a new dishwasher or heat pump?

President Obama wants to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency when Congress returns from its recess. The American Bankers Association wants bank CEOs to ask their employees to send letters to members of Congress opposing the new legislation.

Friends of Animals president Priscilla Feral called for a national boycott of Idaho potatoes to protest Idaho's plan to kill wolves in September. That could affect Idaho growers, who produce about one-third of the potatoes consumed in the United States.

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has written to the EU Commission calling for an immediate and complete halt on Brazilian beef imports. According to Meatinfo.co.uk, IFA president Padriag Walshe wrote to EU Commissioner for Health & Consumer Pro

How the government's flagship homeowner relief program hangs borrowers out to dry.