Monthly Archives: January 2002
Learn about the hobby of making maple syrup
A program on Hobby Maple Syrup Production will be held Jan. 29 in Tuscarawas County.
Greensburg inn to host antique show Jan. 18-20
The 99th Greensburg Antiques Show will include 50 exhibitors from 9 states.
Forage conference set in Pennsylvania
The 2002 Pennsylvania Grazing and Forage Conference will be March 6-7 with Charlie Opitz, a 1,200 cow dairy grazer from Mineral Point, Wis., as featured speaker.
Food-borne pathogens control through manure management
Ohio State University and North Carolina State University researchers have received a 4-year, $2.4 million USDA grant to study zoonotic organisms in manure, and what happens to them when animal diets are changed or when manure is subjected to various waste management treatments.
Charting the peaks and troughs: Learning from recession realities
No one was sure if there was a recession until the National Bureau of Economic Research declared that, not only is this a recession, but it started last March. But who are they?
Antique show, sale to feature dealers from three states
The annual Antiques Sale and Show at Avalon Inn and Resort will be Jan. 25-27.
AFBF declares farmers want results, not partisanship
At a news conference opening AFBF's 2002 annual meeting, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said he believes farmers and ranchers in this country don't care who wins or loses partisan battles related to the farm bill, but are united in the fact "they want results."
Ohio State Fair show sheep to set tail docking standard
A new sheep industry proposal aims to determine acceptable tail lengths by examination.
A cartel by any other name …
A Huntington, Ohio, reader expresses his feelings on the idea of "dairy cartels."
Read it Again: Week of Jan. 3, 2002.
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
