Monthly Archives: January 2002
Sparkling jewelry mark of growing social wealth
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the currency of adornment and the evolution of its design.
USDA predicts milk production rebound in December ‘Outlook’
Economic Research Service reported its dairy figures indicate November milk production was finally back at year-earlier levels.
Technology can blur bottom line
Good management thinking should use technology as a tool, not as the means to all ends.
Regional meetings will explain ag easements
How will Ohio's new ag easement purchase program work? Find out at a statewide series of regional information sessions.
Pennsylvania family farm transfer workshop set
Pennsylvania Farm Link, Penn State Cooperative Extension, and USDA Risk Management will host a "Passing on the Farm" workshop on Jan. 22.
Pennsylvania 4-H accepting food donations at farm show
Donated cans, boxes and bags of nonperishable food will be used to construct a 4-H House of Food in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture exhibit.
Olde Stark Antique Faire Jan. 12-13
Appraiser Chuck Young will have a booth to offer free appraisals during the two-day show.
Novel device takes over where medicinal leeches have left off
The task of reestablishing blood flow to certain tissue has been a function relegated to leeches since the time of the ancient Egyptians.
House passes brownfields reform bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passes legislation aimed at making it easier to reuse lightly contaminated industrial sites, known as brownfields.
Herd bull use grows in dairy breeding
Ray L. Nebel, extension dairy scientist in reproductive management at Virginia Tech discusses when and how natural bull service is an option.
