Yearly Archives: 2009
Dairy economist: Long, painful recovery for U.S. dairy farmers
COLUMBUS -- The U.S. dairy industry needs to shed an additional 200,000 head of cattle to return to what an Ohio State University Extension...
U.S. using less water than 35 years ago
WASHINGTON --The U.S. is using less water than during the peak years of 1975 and 1980, according to water use estimates for 2005. Despite...
Complaint filed against Food and Water Watch
COLUMBUS -- In a unanimous decision, a panel of the Ohio Elections Commission found probable cause that radio advertising purchased by Washington, D.C.-based Food...
Tallgrass Beef to use DNA TraceBack
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Tallgrass Beef, a market leader in branded grass-fed beef production, will use DNA TraceBack from IdentiGEN to provide a reliable and...
Monsanto opens first research center in China
ST. LOUIS -- Monsanto Company said it is opening its first research center in China, further demonstrating its commitment to forming technology collaborations in...
The law of averages and cheap food
Our most basic need is food -- we can't alive without it -- and we want to spend less money to buy it.
New Web site contains all things beef
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue University Beef Team has launched a new Web site designed to be an information source for beef producers...
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...
