Yearly Archives: 2010
Researchers unearth ancient garden
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Researchers at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with Heidelberg University in Germany, have uncovered an ancient royal garden at the...
Milk producers group updates dairy cattle manual
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The National Milk Producers Federation has released a new manual intended to help improve animal health, while minimizing the chances of...
New produce safety alliance created at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A new public-private organization at Cornell will provide produce growers and packagers with fundamental, on-farm food safety knowledge, in advance of...
Meijer’s installs electric vehicle chargers at stores
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter chain, has announced plans to install electric vehicle charging stations at several of its...
OFU files lawsuit to regain over $1 million in embezzled funds
Former Ohio Farmer’s Union Treasurer Kathy Beutler could file for judicial release at the end of November, but the OFU is seeking $1.2 million in damages in a new suit.
Proposed GIPSA rules may be a good thing for packers in future
If you only quote the Amen Corner, the only reply you’ll ever hear is “Hallelujah!”And so it was in late October when yet another...
Former Vreba Hoff farms transfer ownership
SALEM, Ohio — The good news: Staff at Vreba Hoff Dairy farms in southern Michigan won’t lose their jobs. The bad news: Rabo AgriFinance...
Penn State Ag Council honors agricultural leaders
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's secretary of agriculture, a college student from Carlisle and a statewide youth organization were honored when the Penn State...
‘Buckeye Compromise’ still in place, though its broker, Gov. Strickland, is soon to bow...
What will the agreement with Ohio farm groups and HSUS mean with a new governor? Time will tell.
Elections likely to mean status quo for agriculture, subsidies
While Republicans regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats held onto the majority in the Senate, the new agricultural committees in each chamber aren't likely to touch farm subsidy programs.
