Think globally, buy locally
If events of Sept. 11 make you nervous about the U.S. food supply, get to know a local farmer, says this letter writer.
Agriculture not to blame for antibiotic resistance
Of all antibiotics used in the United States, only 6.1 percent are used for growth promotion in food-producing animals, so don't blame livestock producers for antibiotic resistance.
Dairy compact benefits are real
Ohio State Grange disputes Farm Bureau figures from an article in the Oct. 18 "Farm and Dairy" on dairy compacts.
Dairy compact could help
Ashtabula County dairy farmer cites strong support for dairy compacts in Ohio.
One-lane bridge is unsafe
A letter signed by 34 members of the Damascas Ruritan Club calls attention to the safety of a one-line bridge in Butler Township of Columbiana County.
Meals On Wheel needs support
Columbiana County makes an appeal for support of United Way.
Writing to correct misunderstandings
The executive director of the Northeast Dairy Compact Commission writes to clarify possible misunderstandings about the compact reported in Farm and Dairy.
Taft’s ethanol plan political hype
A reader says the legislation Taft plans to support seems a token gesture rather than a plan.
Resolutions proposed for a solution
A Waterford, Ohio, reader presents four resolutions/solutions to allow the United States to move forward with realistic resolution and a straight-forward solution to the devastation of terrorism.
U.S. EPA still controls CAFO regs
Reader writes to emphasize that Despite all the hype from the state agriculture department on its new large animal facility permitting process, the U.S. EPA is still very much in charge of the waters of Ohio and the CAFOs impacting them.
