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Many heavy meat eaters believe they eat a lot of meat because of the taste. But according to groundbreaking new research in the Journal of consumer Research, the reason that a beef burger tastes better than a veggie burger to some people has more to do with values than actual taste. Authors Michael W.

Agricultural production is expected to increase during FY 2009, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy said in its monthly review.

Buoyed by a record vegetable production of about 7 lakh tones last year valued at Rs 700 crore, the Jammu and Kashmir government is roping in MNC firms to buy the products in bulk.

With sowing progressing at a fast pace for most crops, agricultural crop production is expected to increase by 2.5 per cent during FY 09, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly review.

With more than 26 years of professional experience, Rep. Hershey an authority on agriculture legislation.

The lettuce cut and packaged for food service and salad mixes is an increasingly important component of the produce industry. Lettuce is highly perishable, and the cutting required in processing further shortens its shelf life. Packaging cut lettuce and other fresh produce in semipermeable plastic films extends shelf life via a technique called "modified-atmosphere packaging".

Table grapes are subject to serious water loss and decay while making the long trip from the vine to dinner tables around the world. Mold and browning of the stems are the two main factors that reduce grape quality during shipping and storage in retail produce sections. Pads placed over the fruit packed in boxes are one way of ensuring that consumers get fresh, appealing fruits. The pads release sulfur dioxide, or SO2 , a chemical used to prevent mold and decaying of table grapes.

BEND, Ore. (AP) -- Tiffany Ostrander made one of the most difficult phone calls of her life to a horse rescue organization, asking if it might have room for her beloved 8-year-old quarter horse, Montana, or her 13-year-old pony, Trudy.

The Rice report 2008 forewarns that India may become a net importer of rice by 2020 if remedial measures are not taken to check dipping paddy yield.

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) -- Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, everywhere.