Yearly Archives: 2002
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.
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.
