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‘I used to say FDA stood for foot-dragging artists’
Alan Guebert digs into the reasons regulating food takes a back seat at the Food and Drug Administration.
Conservation funding: Dollars from hunters, anglers
Federal funds distributed to state wildlife agencies are generated by the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act and the Sport Fish Restoration Act.
Heritage conservation project in Harrison County
By Tillie Heavilin, Contributing writer The primary objective of soil and water conservation districts is education for the protection of natural resources. Closely related is the obligation to also conserve our historical heritage. This article concerns a restoration project in Harrison County. Ourant School is a one-room school built in 1873 in Nottingham Township. It
Look beyond U.S. borders for reason in the uptick in dairy markets
No quicker did we forecast a drop in milk prices in early January, than the price of all dairy products shot through the roof. The funny thing is that nobody had anticipated this price surge — not the USDA, not the futures market, not even yours truly. So why were so many people so blatantly
Drought caught you short on feed?
The drought of 2012 has caused many livestock producers to question the feed they have on hand or will be harvesting this fall. Will we have adequate quantity and quality to feed our animals? Will I be able to pay the added cost to supplement my livestock, or will I have to sell a portion
With some creativity, simple Christmas toys can still bring cheer
I knew I could count on one thing for sure. I would not be opening a gift of anything resembling a Creepy Crawlers laboratory.
Join data collection for Project FeederWatch
Assuming you have suitable habitat with some woody cover, you can expect 12 to 20 bird species to visit feeders over the course of the winter.
Let me know why compulsory national service is a bad idea
Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called our national parks “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than at our worst.” That was the message of the recent Ken Burns series that aired on PBS (www.pbs.org/nationalparks), and I couldn’t agree more. Watching this 12-hour documentary brought
Daisy was a member of the family
When my daughter, Emma, turned 9 (she’s now 20), she asked for only one thing — a yellow Lab puppy. She had been reading about Labs in library books for weeks, and she knew this was the dog for her. I tried to talk her into a shelter dog, but it had to be a
Foreign grain production up slightly
WASHINGTON — Foreign coarse grain production in 2007-2008, forecast at 708 million tons, is up 1 percent from a year earlier. Foreign is defined as world production less U.S. production. Area increased in response to attractive prices, but average yield declined slightly due to poor weather in several key regions. Corn Foreign corn production is
