Yearly Archives: 2005
Processors pour out reasons to offer Americans big glass of fake milk
If a few American dairy processors have their way with the agbiz-pliant U.S. Department of Agriculture, American consumers will be buying milk, cheese and other dairy products altered with items not approved as food ingredients by the Food and Drug Administration.
Pay attention: This CAT can bite
The new CAT in the barn is one that can turn around and bite you, if it doesn't get your attention soon.
Civilization’s Most Important Paper: Unrolled
Watching the TV commercial where the Cottonelle puppy chases an unfurling roll of toilet paper across the house left me wondering again where our toilet paper is disappearing.
Clowning around has its rewards
How does that old song go? Send in the clowns
Pressing business: Family keeps sorghum syrup flowing
HOWARD, Ohio - We were fortunate here in Knox County this past summer to have had adequate rain along with all those 90-degree days.
Trade winds blow farm bill off course
COLUMBUS - A recent U.S. proposal to reduce farm subsidies to jump start World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations may shape the 2007 farm bill.
Maple syrup session takes a new look
BURTON, Ohio - Maple syrup producer meetings have always been a winter event in Ohio. This year, the maple syrup educational meeting will take on a new look.
Local stores can compete with Wal-Mart
PITTSBURGH - It's every local retailer's worst nightmare: a new mega-store is opening just up the street.
Ethanol is win-win and win-lose
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Converting more corn into ethanol would be a high-octane boost to many, but not all, in the agriculture industry.
Emerald ash borer made way to western Erie County
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Emerald Ash Borer, a destructive exotic insect from Asia, has been discovered in ash trees in western Erie County, according to Ohio Department of Agriculture officials.
