Yearly Archives: 2005
Farm and Dairy 2005 Holiday Story Contest
WHAT a challenge! Picking just 10 youth holiday stories to print was tough. So many of them were well-written and creative. To say the least, we were impressed. Read the youth winning entries here.
Antibiotic OK for treating bee disease
WASHINGTON - American beekeepers will soon have a new antibiotic with which to protect their colonies from American foulbrood disease, thanks to Agricultural Research Service studies that paved the way for the compound's regulatory approval.
Help is here for small farm owners
SALEM, Ohio - It's the perfect little plot of land. Now, what do you do with it? Delving into the world of agriculture for the first time can be a scary experience for those with little or no knowledge about the industry, but there is a way to secure a safety net before jumping in.
Being famous can be annoying at times
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be famous? Just the other day, I was working at my coffee house job.
Merry economy and happy free market
Despite overt hints to Santa's elves that I own enough dress shirts and too many ties for someone who works at home, chances are nearly 100 percent that a swell new shirt and a very understated tie are in my immediate future.
Winter feeding and supplementation: Are you effectively controlling costs?
Undoubtedly, winter feeding practices of livestock varies from farm to farm as much or more than any other feeding period the entire year.
Hard Tack Die-Hards
"What did the volcano say to the earthquake?" My dad's joke hung over the table as we stopped cutting candy and readied ourselves for his punch line.
In the spirit of believing
It has come to my attention that parents, particularly at this time of year, spend a lot of time worrying themselves silly over one thing and one thing only, a concern so deep it literally wakes them from a sound sleep, apoplectic over some concern relating to: Santa.
WTO members to choose agriculture export subsidies’ last year by March
WASHINGTON - Ministers from key countries in World Trade Organization negotiations have set themselves a March 1 deadline to agree on a target year for eliminating agricultural export subsidies.
