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Sports show’s decision to pull guns sets a bad precedent
What was to be the annual big event of the year for sport show fans may be at death’s door. Indeed, the Eastern Sport and Outdoor Show was scheduled to run this week in Harrisburg, Pa. as it has for years, but an ugly turn of events kept the sprawling Pa. state capital farm complex
Food prices on the decline?
WASHINGTON — Shoppers paid a bit less for food at the grocery store during the fourth quarter of 2012, with some popular fruits and veggies showing a decline in retail price. Lower retail prices for Russet potatoes, bagged salad and apples, among other foods, resulted in a slight decrease in the latest American Farm Bureau
Pennsylvania’s 97th Farm Show offers new attractions and returning favorites
The eight-day show, held in Harrisburg, Pa., is themed, “Made in PA. It makes a difference.” and features 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibitors.
Adventurers raise fund for cancer cure, tap new technology
For those who seek excitement, a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction an adventure provides, climbing mountains is right up there. Not just climbing of course, but summiting — the actual ascent to the very top, the highest point, the summit. The question of “why climb at all” is paramount to those who prefer armchair
Cornell economists: High food prices and food price volatility not to be confused
ITHACA, N. Y. — When global food prices rose sharply starting in late 2010 and hit an all-time high in February, many leaders, including the presidents of the World Bank and of France, spoke about the increases and conflated them with issues of food price volatility.
Rain markets break from highs
Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have broken sharply on the overnight trading going into Tuesday morning (Aug. 24), as this is written. Corn, soybeans, and wheat have all traded dramatically lower, leaving the highs of the last few days behind. I had to do some quick mental calculations when K-2 called from the
Ohio’s Biopreferred bill passes House, awaits Strickland’s signature
COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives voted 92-1 to approve Senate Bill 131, a bill jointly sponsored by Sen. Capri S. Cafaro (D-Hubbard) and Sen. Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin) that encourages the use of biobased products. The bill, which was voted upon Feb. 17, previously passed the Senate unanimously and now awaits Governor Strickland’s signature.
The three R’s of the HSUS agenda
HSUS is not about pet shelters, unwanted animal rescues, or adopting a cat. It is about reducing the consumption of meat, refining the diet, and replacing meat in your diet with plant-based foods.
Program focuses on grass-fed products
SALEM, Ohio — A new grass-fed beef and lamb initiative in Ohio is reaching out to both sides of the market. The program, which benefits producers and consumers, aims to increase direct marketing opportunities for grass-fed meat products, according to Leah Miller, director of Ohio’s Small Farm Institute. Marketing grass-fed meat can be difficult because, unlike
Tragic tale lives on in a simple archive
Very few things passed down to me from my paternal grandparents, unfortunately, survived our house fire of December 2000.
