Monthly Archives: December 2001
‘Gift of the Magi’ fights cancer
Researchers have identified a compound in myrrh, one of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Three Wise Men, that they believe could be developed into a potent anticancer agent.
Fire’s heat destroyed twin towers
Structural engineer describes what went wrong inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.
Danish organic feed tests find GMOs
Organic feed sampled from eight Danish feed companies revealed traces of GMOs in 20 samples out of a total of 48.
Court: Pork checkoff will continue
Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman had no authority to conduct binding referendum.
Butler County honors outstanding 4-H work
Heidi Phillips of Pulaski was honored as the 2001 Butler County Friend of 4-H, and William DeHart of Evans City 15 years as a club adviser.
Advice on sending food to military
Members of the American armed forces who will not get to be home for the holidays this year may receive greetings and gifts of food items.
Participation lags as Dairy options begin fourth year
This year, 742 dairy producers nationwide, in only 27 of the 40 authorized states, took advantage of the subsidized opportunity to buy milk put options.
Holstein industry testing for new defect
Complex Vertebral Malformation, a genetically transmitted defect can be reduced by avoiding matings in which there are carriers on both sides of the pedigree.
Columbiana County: Charges filed in emu cruelty case
Pennsylvania man arrived at Rogers auction with a livestock trailer containing close to 50 emus, dead, dying, and mutilated.
Political maneuvering hits farm bill
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the political posturing that in recent weeks has come to characterize the process of legislating a new farm bill.
