2010 will be tough year for cattlemen (Hutchinson News) WICHITA - A leading livestock market expert warned Kansas cattlemen Friday that the industry will co ... [News Source]

Writer goes from Gothic to ‘Bovine’ (The Post-Star) Libba Bray likes to keep people guessing. [News Source]

Tories bring back Baker to start new tech colleges (Independent) Kenneth Baker, the former Conservative Education Secretary, is poised for a return to the limelight by masterminding plans to open up to 100 new-style technical schools. Lord Baker, now 75, wants them to provide a ground-breaking education system for pupils aged 14 to 18, based on the lines of the Realschule system in Germany. [News Source]

Economist tells cattlemen it will be tough in 2010 (San Francisco Chronicle) A leading livestock market expert warned Kansas cattlemen Friday that the industry will continue to be tough and urged them to take advantage of any narrow profit margins they can find. Randy Blach, an economist for CattleFax, spoke as the Kansas Livestock... Kansas - United States - Society and Culture - History - Business and Economy [News Source]

Economist tells cattlemen it will be tough in 2010 (Rocky Mount Telegram) WICHITA, Kan. — A leading livestock market expert warned Kansas cattlemen Friday that the indu... [News Source]

Economist tells cattlemen it will be tough in 2010 (AP via Yahoo! News) A leading livestock market expert warned Kansas cattlemen Friday that the industry will continue to be tough and urged them to take advantage of any narrow profit margins they can find. [News Source]

Vultures are ‘nature’s waste managers’ (Guardian Unlimited) Mad cow regulations deprived vultures of carcasses to feed off, reversing revival of European populations, say researchers Europe's carrion-guzzling vultures should be allowed to return to their old jobs as nature's waste managers, according to scientists who say the birds are suffering as they increasingly depend on being fed by people. Stringent regulations brought in because of mad cow ... [News Source]

Biotech firm exploring uses for ‘liquid cow’ (Red Deer Advocate) An Alberta company has developed a way to safely dispose of livestock carcasses and other organic waste. And it’s chosen Lacombe as the site for a demonstration facility that could attract global attention. [News Source]

Biotech firm exploring uses for ‘liquid cow’ (Red Deer Advocate) An Alberta company has developed a way to safely dispose of livestock carcasses and other organic waste. And it’s chosen Lacombe as the site for a demonstration facility that could attract global attention. [News Source]

Football fixtures for December 5 and 6 (Isle of Wight County Press) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Sydenhams Wessex League, Premier Division: Christchurch v Cowes Sports, Moneyfields v Newport, Hayling Utd v Brading Town. Division 1: East Cowes Vics v Hamble ASSC. [News Source]