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.
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.
Natural gas prices hammer farmers
Farmers are facing major input price increases with no immediate sign of relief ahead because of rising production costs associated with natural gas.
Forest management needs attention
Who's running the nation's forest management program? Editor Susan Crowell questions recent decisions made in Washington.
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.
Biologists give Darby good report card
Ohio Department of Natural Resources biologists report finding a variety of mussels in the Big Darby Creek.
Holstein USA CEO resigns
Stephen R. Kerr, executive secretary and CEO of Holstein Association USA, submitted his resignation to the association board last week.
Beekeeping help for novice, veteran
Programs are planned in western Pennsylvania for both the beginning and the experienced beekeeper.
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.
Judge halts termination of pork checkoff
A federal judge in Michigan has temporarily stopped the pork checkoff from getting dismantled.
