Calif. growers fear biotech rice threat (AP via Yahoo! News) Fourth-generation farmer Greg Massa was in the middle of the rice harvest and he was dirty, angry and depressed. [News Source]

Fear and Loathing in Calif. Rice Country (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Fourth-generation farmer Greg Massa was in the middle of the rice harvest and he was dirty, angry and depressed. The price of the gasoline that powers his water pumps and rice harvester has never been more expensive. [News Source]

PlayStation’s serious side: Fighting disease (Financial Express) Kids aiming to persuade their parents to buy the PlayStation 3 have some new ammunition -- donating their PS3's down time to researchers could help cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or mad cow disease. [News Source]

Livestock ID program intended to track disease (The Hawk Eye) Producers worry about cost of national system. Should mad cow disease or Avian flu find its way to a Des Moines County livestock herd, the disease could spread to 24 states within five days, said Byron Leu, Iowa State University Extension center livestock field specialist. [News Source]

Boy Scout-organized blood drive a success (NorthJersey.com) SADDLE BROOK -- You could say it was just what the doctor ordered. With blood supplies at area hospitals perilously low and the number of donors continuing to shrink, a blood drive organized by a group of Boy Scouts drew the sort of crowds Saturday that health officials crave. [News Source]

PlayStation’s serious side: Fighting disease (Financial Express) Kids aiming to persuade their parents to buy the PlayStation 3 have some new ammunition -- donating their PS3's down time to researchers could help cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or mad cow disease. [News Source]