Yearly Archives: 2002
Read it Again: Week of Jan. 24, 2002.
Each week "Farm and Dairy" takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
A Clampett full of catchy phrases
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about her reunion, via video tribute, with wit and wisdom of "The Beverly Hillbillies."
There’s a tool and a wood for every job
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the way tool makers used the right wood to fashion the right tool, when tools were handmade and carved from wood.
Washington’s early military career subject of Harmoniefest presentation
Historic Harmony's annual Harmoniefest Heritage Awards dinner scheduled for Feb. 16.
USDA offers CRP contract extensions
Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring this year may be extended for another year.
Scientists find anticancer agent of vitamin C
A food scientist at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY., and his Korean colleagues have found that vitamin C blocks the carcinogenic effects of hydrogen peroxide on intercellular communication.
President Bush given 4-H award as part of centennial celebration
He received 4-H's highest honor in a White House ceremony with USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman, a former 4-H'er, in attendance.
Paying less costs more with credit card
Extension consumer scientist warns consumers that while credit cards are convenient tools, many people don't realize that their repayment habits greatly influence how much it costs them to use credit.
Pa. deadline nearing for livestock farm permits
A second CAFO permit application deadline is approaching through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
OSU plans calf and heifer workshops
Two winter workshops in northeastern Ohio will feature a Cornell expert on calf and heifer management.
