Monthly Archives: February 2004
Sound of silence speaks volumes
Columnist Alan Guebert comments on where American farmers now sit on free trade.
Yield grade affects beef pricing scales
Consumers have defaulted to the packer to provide the kind of beef they want.
Wooster lab joins SARS network
An Ohio State University agricultural lab is now one of three U.S. labs studying severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Why can’t we get our cows bred?
Management and environment account for 95 percent of the factors affecting conception rates.
Pa. Holstein honors next generation
The youngest generation of Pennsylvania Holstein breeders earned honors at the Pa. Junior Holstein Association convention Feb. 8.
Organic food sales taking root in United States
Organic food sales in the United States have grown 20 percent or more annually for the past decade and remain strong.
Laura Bush article was slanted
Reader doesn't remember any Farm and Dairy articles about Hillary Clinton's accomplishments.
Johne’s disease strikes herds silently
Bacterial infection, which is hard to get rid of, causes huge cattle industry losses.
Highway bill includes ethanol tax ‘fix’
New, 'leaner' $14 billion comprehensive energy bill ready for Round 2.
Presidential prodigyCivil War sensation
Seventeen-year-old Brian Jordan spends his free time in his Presidential Library, reading or working on his latest book.
