Monthly Archives: May 2003
First Pa. ag small business loans made
First loans awarded to agriculture businesses through Pennsylvania's Small Business First program.
Consumers deserve to know where food comes from
Country-of-origin labeling isn't all bad: U.S. farmers deserve to get the credit for the quality food they produce.
Captive Passage: The making of the Americas
The story of the slave trade and the role it played in the development of the New World is the focus of a major traveling exhibition presented at the Smithsonian.
Bunge idles Marion soybean plant
Bunge North America will idle production at its Marion, Ohio, soybean processing facility until margins improve.
Antique fire trucks and equipment invited to muster
Antique fire truck and equipment owners are invited to attend a showcase of Ohio's firefighting history.
1953: Year of killer tornadoes
This year - 2003 - marks the 50th anniversary of the third deadliest year for tornadoes in the United States.
COOL starts to heat up
Debate about COOL heated up as USDA officials headed to different parts of the country to address concerns about the controversial country-of-origin labeling.
Crops weave ribbons across landscape
Conservation practices create blanket of farmland improvement on this Wayne County farm.
On a tractor, even two’s a crowd
We've all broken the 'extra rider' rule, but can we really ignore the risk? Editor Susan Crowell urges better farm safety precautions.
National stories cause heartbreak
Lives can change in an instant, something columnist Judith Sutherland ponders in this week's column.
