Yearly Archives: 2004
Rural farm income has nonfarm tie
A county's average per capita income increases with it economic diversity.
Purdue fleet vehicles revs up on soy diesel
Purdue is switching to soy biodiesel to fuel the diesel-engined vehicles in its transportation fleet.
Ohio growers shift from soybeans into corn
Ohio corn acreage up despite USDA national projections.
New tests detect livestock growth promoter
Tests uncover residue concentrations of the additive ractopamine hydrochloride in live animals or carcasses.
EU gets tougher on GMO labeling, tracing
New European Union regulations mandate the labeling and traceability of products derived from biotechnology.
Chestnut trees will spread across landscape again
Researcher hopes to help rebuild stands throughout United States.
Bush didn’t cause all U.S. problems
Reader says you can't point to the current administration for all of this country's current woes.
Are bankruptcies behind the drop in U.S. farm numbers?
Farm bankruptcy rates spiked twice during the past century, but that's not why we're losing farms today.
Angus consignments top Ohio bull sale
Seventy-three bulls averaged $1,966 at the annual Ohio Performance Tested Bull Sale.
Agriculture eligible for new Pa. loans
Agriculture is now eligible for $100 million in funding under Pa.'s First Industries Program.
