Be safe while dining out Nov 11, 2009
Raw or undercooked meats (especially ground meat), poultry and eggs should be avoided as well as unpasteurized dairy products such as raw milk and cheeses. And these foods should be prepared separately to avoid cross contamination of other foods. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Odd news: New Zealand artist protests politician with manure sculpturePiece sold online for $2,220 Nov 8, 2009
Mahon said he created the sculpture, and chose the medium, to protest what he considers Smith's too-soft stance on pollution created by dairy farms ... Mahon gathered cow dung from an organic dairy farm, ground it in a coffee grinder, mixed it with a polymer resin and pressed it into a mold ... Mahon's said he will use the proceeds from the auction to help clean up waterways polluted by effluent from dairy farms near his home. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Money Matters: Recovery Nov 8, 2009
Low milk prices drove many dairy producers out of the market ... Poor milk prices which have driven many dairy producers to sell their herds affect the beef market because those animals end up for sale, Riggs said ... Dairy production made up $45 million of Klamath County s agricultural economy in 2008. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Pleasantview Benefit Sale Friday, Saturday Oct 22, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009. Jim Yoder raises bean dust Monday as he harvests some of the best soybeans hes seen. (Kalona News, IA)
Palmquists Combine Farming, Vacationing Guests (41) Oct 15, 2009
What started as a 40-acre subsistence farm by Jim s great-grandfather, Jacob Gustafson, grew first into a working dairy operation and now a sprawling 800-plus-acre vacation farm ... Jim earned a degree in dairy science from UW-Madison and taught high school ag three years ... While working in Extension, he met Helen, who was from a dairy farm near Phillips, studying speech and language therapy at UW-Eau Claire and waitressing in a local restaurant. (Agri-View, WI)
Celebrate Cranberry Harvest with Festivals, Marsh Tours (36) Sep 30, 2009
The Central Wisconsin Tourism Association is planning a special event this year the 2009 Spud, Berry and Dairy Tour in Central Wisconsin, Sept. 28-30 () ... The Sept. 28 tour features Glacial Lake Cranberries at Wisconsin Rapids, the UW Ag Research Farm near Stratford (360 some dairy replacements), the Gardner Cold Storage and Juicing Facility (which stores cranberries and produces cranberry juice concentrate for several firms) and a cooking demonstration and diner at Hotel Mead in Wisconsin... (Agri-View, WI)
Let the festivities begin Sep 19, 2009
Mugs are available for 6 each at Murphy s Pub, Dairy Queen, PJ s, 15 West Bar y, McLean s Grocery, Maui Nights Casino, Yummy Yogurt, Boxcars, the Golden Spike, Crystal City Casino, Hi-Line Gold Casino and the Eagles Club. People who work up a thirst traveling to the different events can fill their mugs with draft beers for 50 cents at participating taverns. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Farm festivals bring in fall harvest season Sep 17, 2009
Tours on the Farm at Hickory Hill Dairy (7 Hickory Hill Lane, Edgefield). 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays in October. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Fall’s bounty beckons in Walpole, N.H. Sep 16, 2009
If they need a little coaxing, mention that there s also ice cream and rich chocolate, thanks in part to the dairy herds in this venerable Connecticut River village northwest of Keene and just across the river from Bellows Falls, Vt. Roadside farm stands are shifting now from corn and tomatoes to pumpkins and potatoes, but some sweet reminders of summer (late raspberries. (Boston Globe)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Jul 28, 2009
Dairy for children 'extends life ... Dairy for children 'extends life. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
VISTA: Museum auctions off antiques, vintage tractors Jul 27, 2009
Although she was surprised to see an actual-size dairy cow statue for sale, she said what she enjoyed most about the auction was "learning about history.". More Stories. (North County Times)
Floyd Co. Fair is off and running Jul 23, 2009
1 p.m. Dairy Judging 4-H & FFA. 1:30 p.m. Senior Citizens Day Activities. (Charles City Press, IO)
Youth Soccer: Dahl scores three to lead Bryant over Clemson in college division Jul 17, 2009
Vitale Ready Mix Concrete 6, Vitale Dairy Farm 0 ... Vitale Dairy Farm 1, Summit Collision Center 1. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Dorothy De Haven Jul 11, 2009
Farming wasn't altogether foreign to Bev, who'd been raised on a small dairy farm in northwest Massachusetts near a little town called Heath ... There was a dairy barn, and last year, Bev designed and built a new curtained shed specifically for raising steers ... Initially her plan was to custom-raise heifers, but it'd decades since she'd done dairy. (Agri-View, WI)
OK, guess I should start typin’ again Jul 11, 2009
When we was playing ball together back in school Jeff and me would always hang out at the Dairy Queen and I suspect thats what Jeff will do in New York when he finds out where the Dairy Queen is ... If Jeff dont hit in New York they might send him to Buffalo and that wouldnt make him happy even with a Dairy Queen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
You Are What you Eat Jul 4, 2009
Hellena Handbasket wrote on Jul 2, 2009 11:11 AM:" The rules I eat by: No food grown with pesticide or chemmy fertilizer. No animal products from animals that didn't live good lives. That means no factory farmed dairy or meat. Current usda organic standards are not high enough to protect animals, so don't count on that when you're shopping for dairy and meat at the grocery. No prepared food with more than five ingredients. Eat mostly plants, eat mostly leaves. Meat is a side dish, not the main... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Street Date: Kentucky Street, Petaluma Jul 2, 2009
Its current exhibition, "A Salute to Petaluma's Dairy Industry: Past and Present," focuses on the people and the technology of dairies in Petaluma. Free. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Area man celebrates a long, full 105 years of life Jun 18, 2009
The two operated a dairy farm for nearly 40 years, also raising beef cattle for 12 years. The Haugestuens owned a thrashing machine as well, and would often pull it back and forth between area farms during harvest season. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Summer Fun events 2009 Jun 4, 2009
Music by the Racine Dairy Statesmen, Linda Seeley and Trio du Monde. Summer Cigar Dinner: Racine Zoo, 2131 N. Main St., Racine. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Campers crowd sites for holiday Jun 1, 2009
"We roam. It depends where the grass is greener. And if there's a Dairy Queen nearby ..." The others chuckled. One member, Camp said, paints white backgrounds with black Holstein spots on all sorts of belongings, from TV trays to garbage cans. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
What we're missing May 23, 2009
"The businesses that realized the most significant impact are the ones you might expect, the convenience store, the Dairy Queen, but we also found an antiques store and sporting goods store along the trail that also realized some benefits," Runge told the Green Bay Press-Gazette in 2002. The pelicans arrived out of nowhere in the mid-1990s after being bludgeoned by humans into local extinction in the 1880s. (Boston Globe)
#53 RHINEBECK, NEW YORK May 15, 2009
The chocolate milkshakes are amazing, made with 2/3 ice cream and 1/3 milk from local dairy cows. LEARN MORE. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
All bottled up: Collectors share more than an affinity for milk bottles May 10, 2009
After a long career in the dairy industry, Lord retired from the California Milk Advisory Board in 1978 and he and his wife, Sue, moved to Hanford in 1984. Sue Lord attends the shows with her husband and has grown to enjoy it just as much as he does. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
- Thank You: Kudos for everyone’s help 0 Mar 28, 2009
Lucky s, Perfumania, De Mar Salon, Barbara Worth Golf Resort, Hollywood Video, Dobson Antiques ctables, Del Rio Golf ry Club, Victoria s Secret, Fantastic Sams, Yardy s Jewelry, Penny s, Domino s Pizza, Rio Bend R.V. and Golf, Be Be Nails, Imperial Valley Mall theater, Carino s Italian Restaurant, Food 4 Less, Kim s Nails, Nils Nilson, Cha Nails Da Vi Nails, Hallmark Stores, Jimmy Swanson, Gloria Jeans Coffee, Styles s, Robobank, Smart , Carrows, Dairy Queen, Starbucks, Desert Trials R.V. Park... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Obituaries for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 Feb 26, 2009
He enjoyed displaying them whenever he got a chance at such events as Syttende Mai, Norskedalen, Antique Engine events, local Twilight meetings and dairy breakfasts. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Audrey; and an infant sister, Elaine. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Erin Garden Club to Attend State Show Feb 21, 2009
dairy complex, horse paddocks, a collection of antique automobiles and. carriages, a family cemetery, and other buildings. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Anderson, S.C. Feb 19, 2009
Split Creek Farm Dairy. Commune with goats, chickens and other livestock, then stock up on artisan goat cheese at the working farm. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
China investigating kidney ailments in babies Feb 19, 2009
While the Health Ministry has not directly linked the new cases to dairy products, parents are blaming formula made by Dumex Baby Food Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of France's Groupe Danone SA. Dumex insists that its products are safe, and health officials said tests showed they are free of melamine, an industrial chemical ... The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision said over the weekend it had tested 932 batches of dairy products produced by the Danone subsidiary since... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Midwest dairy farmers struggle, but West worse Feb 17, 2009
BISMARCK, N.D. Upper Midwest dairy farmers struggling through poor economic times say they are not as bad off as their counterparts in Western states. In California, hundreds of thousands of dairy cows are being sent to slaughter because farmers cannot afford to feed them ... "They're going to be the first ones hurt because they buy most of their feed," said Richardton farmer Jerry Messer, chairman of the Midwest Dairy Association. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
SE fests for Jan. 16-18, beyond Feb 7, 2009
The event includes a barrel tasting, souvenir wine glass, special chocolates and a Sweet Grass Dairy Georgia Cheese tasting. 706-865-9463. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
