Monthly Archives: November 2009
Paper debunks environmentally friendly food myths
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- As consumers increasingly aim to make environmentally responsible food purchases, they need to base their decision on sound science. However, according...
Producer-handler proposal: USDA poised to cap milk bottling
Decision could bring more producers into federal order program and increase pooling incentives.
Cornell chefs using foods grown at university
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell Dining has purchased food from local sources for years, but this fall it is taking the "local foods" concept to...
Thank you for passing Issue 2
Editor:A big "thank you" for the support and endorsement of passing State Issue 2. This issue was supported by small farmers, large farmers and...
Slow crop harvest, but a fast market
December corn futures gained 9 cents in the last five minutes of trade Monday. Traders seemed to be reacting to fears of lack of...
Pa. dairymen gain hope at profitability forum
Hope was renewed at the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Profitability Forum.
Ohio dairymen want action from Congress
Some say stabilization plan necessary to limit volatility, increase prices.
WOOSTER, Ohio — Dairy farmers from northeastern Ohio gathered Oct. 30 at the Ohio Holstein...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Nov. 5, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Deermice link plants to predators
When I checked my nest boxes this week, about half were still occupied -- by mice. When I gently probed the mass of dried...
Antitrust chief, others moving ahead
Almost before her first cup of government coffee cooled, Christine Varney, the antitrust chief at the U.S. Department of Justice since April 20, tossed...
