Read it Again: Week of Oct. 17, 2002

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

Grain market bounces into the new year

In my grandmother Faragher’s Manx household was the tradition of the “Qualtagh.” The qualtagh, the first visitor to your home in the New Year, was a harbinger of the household fortunes for the year. A young, vigorous man was as good as it gets. A crusty, broken down old farmer meant you should dig a

Remember, not all firewood is created equally

If you have trees in the backyard, value and protect them. Trees filter and transport water through forest ecosystems. Their roots reduce erosion by binding the soil.

‘Mooofins’ win first place in national finals

When you think of national championships and Penn State defeating teams from Iowa State and Ohio State universities, you think football, volleyball or wrestling, right?

But the Food Science Product Development Team? Well you can add muffins — or rather mooofins — to footballs, volleyballs and wrestling mats as props to a student squad title.

Here’s to those who work for a living

You know what our problem is? “We’ve spent decades trying to distance ourselves from traditional notions of Work,” says Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe.