Monthly Archives: May 2001
DDT desperately needed
In areas where malaria was once nearly eradicated, it has returned. An Ohio letter writer makes a case for giving those nations DDT to fight mosquitoes.
Hazard A Guess: Week of May 31, 2001
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Read it Again: Week of May 31, 2001
Each week Farm and Dary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Deersville, a devastated hot dog and dreams
Family trips tracing the burial plots of loved ones creates lots of memories for Home Living editor Laurie Marlatt Steeb.
Nostalgia on wheels: Classic cars
Classic car imposters abound, particularly in sunny California. Antique columnist Roy Booth suggests how to tell the wanna-bes from the real thing.
USDA still fumbling with price reporting
On May 14, AMS discovered a technical error in the computer program for the livestock mandatory price reporting system. Livestock markets were shocked by revelations that the errors had understated prices of boxed beef since the beginning of April.
USDA removes import restrictions for certain European Union countries
U.S. import restrictions are being lifted for the following EU countries where no cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been reported: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
‘The stories behind the faces
Carnegie Museum of Art presents Portrait/Self Portrait: Prints and Drawings from the Museum's Collections - five centuries of important works on paper.
Senate switch creates new ag chair
Sen. James Jeffords' decision to leave the Republican Party has one profound implication for agriculture.
Pa. forestland not hurt by longwall mine subsidence
Study found only localized subsidence-related stresses in woodlands in southwestern Pennsylvania.
