Yearly Archives: 2007
Charged on Chocolate
Though humans have been enjoying chocolate en masse for a relatively short time, the cacao bean has been around for centuries.
Hindsight is 20/20, a good 20 years later
I have never been terribly good at punctuality. I'm generally late for just about everything. Granted, I was born early, but that may, in fact, be the very last time I was even remotely on time.
Winter’s discontent leads to disaster
This is not the column I intended to write today. This column should be titled, For Women Only. There are so many "to dos" on my list of columns to write, but an abrupt change in my life has put them on hold for another time.
Young farmers earn bureau awards
SALT LAKE CITY - Winners of the Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture competitions were announced recently at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 88th annual meeting.
Soy farmers: Find an elevator near you
DES MOINES, Iowa - The following Ohio elevators are offering premiums on low linolenic soybeans: Ada The Farmers Commission Company Arlington New Generation Co-op Ashland Town and Country Co-op Bellevue Bunge North America, Inc.
Ripple effect: Ethanol plants may cause traffic tie-ups, potholes, repairs
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - On the road to making the United States energy independent, people are likely to find potholes, highway congestion and construction zones, said Frank Dooley, a Purdue University agricultural economist who specializes in transportation.
Private property rights threatened, ranchers take it to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Among ranchers, one of the most passionately-held principles is the defense of property rights.
New Certified Angus specifications
WOOSTER, Ohio - According to the USDA, carcasses shall be derived from cattle that meet the phenotypic or genotypic requirements of the USDA.
‘I try to get people to think about the future’
(Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell spoke with Ohio's new director of agriculture, Ashtabula County's Robert Boggs, in a one-on-one interview Monday.
Holmes County’s Mast named to USDA post
WASHINGTON - Ohioan Gary W. Mast has been appointed deputy undersecretary for natural resources and environment with the USDA.
