Monthly Archives: January 2001
Not enough signatures for beef referendum
The USDA announced Jan. 17 that not enough valid petitions were received to require a referendum on the beef checkoff.
Judge halts termination of pork checkoff
A federal judge in Michigan has temporarily stopped the pork checkoff from getting dismantled.
How many presidents were Methodists?
George W. Bush is only the third president officially recognized by the Encyclopedia of World Methodism as a Methodist when he took the oath of office.
Holstein USA CEO resigns
Stephen R. Kerr, executive secretary and CEO of Holstein Association USA, submitted his resignation to the association board last week.
Fuel-efficient vehicles are possible
If they can develop a small piece of plastic you use to talk to people half way around the world, then battery-operated vehicles, with small engines running generators to recharge these batteries, could produce vehicles that would travel 200 miles per gallon.
Exhibit tells history of fire fighting
A new exhibit at the Arms Family Museum of Local History in Youngstown outlines the history of firefighting in the Mahoning Valley from the formation of its earliest companies to the present.
Early 2001 hog prices will dip, but fall prices harder to predict
If hog slaughter increases 4 percent to 5 percent this fall, compared to fall 2000, widening spreads between live hog and wholesale pork values will likely result in Iowa-southern Minnesota hog prices averaging in the upper $20s.
Differing visions
Farm Bureau rep's comment regarding the Noble County visioning program angers another county resident.
Cows aren’t ordering takeout; they prefer to eat frozen dinners
More beef cattle are eating frozen food this winter. And that's good, says a University of Missouri forage specialist.
Bush’s plate may be too full for ag issues
President Bush has so many competing priorities he's unlikely to advocate major changes in ag policy.
