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A giant straw Christmas goat in Gavle, Sweden, was burned down again this year by unknown assailants, officials said. The Local reported Saturday that all that remained of the 43-foot Gavle goat was a blackened skeleton. The newspaper reported that for decades residents have erected a traditional straw goat before Christmas in the main city square, and vandals for years have burned it to the ground. We have been so happy that he survived through Christmas Eve, which is the toughest period...

By SHARON KILEY MACK; OF THE NEWS STAFF MACHIAS - Sarah Gabrielson unpacks the brown paper bag and the "oohs" and "aahs" begin. "Look at the color on those eggplants," she says, grabbing for a fresh bean and eating it raw. The bag is full: yellow beans, tomatoes, Swiss chard, kale, potatoes, blueberries, yellow and green squash. She already has put the gallons of fresh milk and some artisan goat cheese in her refrigerator. Every Thursday bags full of fresh food are delivered right to her...

By PATRICIA WEST-BARKER In Northern New Mexico, you cannot only see the region's history in its adobe homes and farmland irrigated by acequias, you can taste it and smell it, too -- especially in chile-roasting season. The Trujillo family, which owns and operates El Rincon Farm in El Rincon de los Trujillo in Chimay, can trace their own lineage -- and that of their landrace Chimay chile -- back to the original settlers of the region. Defining "landrace" in an article in Fiery Foods & BBQ,...

Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, August 7 (KCNA) - Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il], general secretary of the Korean Workers' Party and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, gave field guidance to the Hamju Pig Farm and the Hamju Phyongphungdok Goat Farm. The first leg of his guidance was the newly built Hamju Pig Farm. After being briefed on the farm before a big painting showing a panoramic view of the farm, he went round the exterior...

By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jul. 31--A mountain lion that is believed to have killed two goats on a Somerset farm in southern El Dorado County was shot to death last week. Trappers killed the lion July 24 under a depredation permit issued by the state Department of Fish and Game, said spokesman Kyle Orr. Candy Yeargain said her husband found the carcasses of two kid goats in their pasture on Gregory Lane, south of Sand Ridge Road, about 5 p.m. July 23. She contacted a Fish...

By Regine Labossiere, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Jul. 23--SIMSBURY -- The Town Farm Dairy has stopped producing and selling milk and milk products indefinitely after four people contracted E. coli, possibly linked to raw milk they bought from the Simsbury farm, officials said. Deputy First Selectman John Hampton said the four people fell ill in the past few days and a couple of them were hospitalized. The one thing the four had in common was drinking raw milk they bought at the Town Farm...

By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Jul. 20--The dairy industry, which is the fastest growing segment of northern Colorado agriculture, is probably the most demanding career a farm family can be involved in. Dairy cows are milked at least twice a day -- most three times a day -- and that means every day, 365 days a year. Many of the Western Dairy Association's farm families are 50/50 operations, with the women taking on major roles in the business, said Hilary Parker with the...

By GOODWIN, Emma If you take a deep breath as you hit the supermarket checkout and wonder if you're going to have to donate a kidney to pay for this week's groceries, you may find the following advice helpful. As the price of food increases many of us are looking for ways to cut costs and still maintain a healthy diet. It may seem cheaper to eat junk, but if you're smart and a little savvy when it comes to food you can still get a great balanced diet and keep all your organs in your...

School's out and summer is the time of year when millions of children attend various camps, many of which are sports-related. From basketball to tennis to football and even hockey, kids need to be physically prepared for their sport of choice or injuries could occur. According to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, about 3.5 million children ages 14 and under receive medical treatment after getting injured from playing sports every year. Medical experts say kids need to be armed with the...

By Jennifer K. Morita, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Aug. 2--Bleating goats and sheep have replaced the noisy drone of a Weed Eater in some communities' efforts to reduce fire risks. A growing number of communities and government agencies are turning to four-legged grass trimmers to clear overgrown vegetation that can be hazardous during the hot, dry wildfire season. This year is the first time Rocklin city officials have used goats and sheep to get rid of pesky poison oak, star thistle and...