USDA funds lamb and goat marketing project
A marketing network for lamb and goat producers in the Northeast, from Maine to West Virginia, is being created at Cornell University.
Quality assurance education training
Training dates for 4-H Quality Assurance Education classes for 2001 are Feb. 22, March 19, and May 31.
USDA revises Swiss cheese standards
As of Feb. 22, producers will get Grade A prices for Swiss cheese with smaller eyes or holes.
Stark County Corn Club honors members
Dan Schmucker received special recognition during the 38th annual awards banquet
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.
Holstein USA CEO resigns
Stephen R. Kerr, executive secretary and CEO of Holstein Association USA, submitted his resignation to the association board last week.
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.
Judge halts termination of pork checkoff
A federal judge in Michigan has temporarily stopped the pork checkoff from getting dismantled.
Forest management needs attention
Who's running the nation's forest management program? Editor Susan Crowell questions recent decisions made in Washington.
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.
