The second hundred years. (A Word from the President).
"The future ain't what it used to be," I claimed Yogi Berra. I don't know the context in which the New York Yankees catcher made this famous remark, but I'm sure we can all relate to the feelings he expressed. Things we took for granted and factored into our...

NFA subsidy cost nat'l gov't P78 billion; In 3 years, based on ADB study.
The government's subsidies to the National Food Authority (NFA) had been costing the government a tremendous expense of close to P78 billion over three years, substantially draining government's cash that should rather benefit the economy. A study conducted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) showed that for...

Unloading automation implemented in grain industry.
Grains produced on the farm are transported to primary elevators by trucks and then to the terminal, transfer, or process elevators by rail cars, commonly called grain cars. In the grain industry in Canada, there are about 23,500 grain cars operating, based on the demand. Unloading grain cars involves...

Rob Watts on the shadowy role of ordinary people in politics.
Judith Brett and Anthony Moran, Ordinary People's Politics, Pluto Press, 2006 There is a certain paradox about the role played by ordinary people in democratic politics. After all, democracy is said to be all about government of 'the people', by 'the people' and for 'the people'. And...

Resolution for Vegan options in schools passed in New York.
A New York State coalition of parents, educators, medical professionals, and religious leaders successfully passed a statewide resolution encouraging a daily vegan entree option in school lunches; replacement of unhealthy a la carte and vending items with more nutritious choices; farm-to-school programs emphasizing organic choices when possible; nutrition...

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame.
The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction Service will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 1:30 at William Glesky Centre, 11-2nd St. N.E. in Portage La Prairie. A reception will follow at the Herman Prior Centre across the parking lot. The five Manitobans honoured this year are:...

The school lunch lobby: a charmed federal food program that no longer just feeds the hungry.
Kids may not like the peas and carrots served up by the nation's school lunch program, but many of the country's leading food companies enjoy the billions of dollars in sales that bring those vegetables to their plates. Behind the overcooked vegetables and steam-table pizza that some 29 million...

Salad bars help students step up to more nutritious meals: grades 1-12.
Districts that add salad bars to their school cafeterias--even at the elementary level--are finding it easy to entice kids to select healthier fare at lunchtime, the L.A. Times reports. The Compton, California, district recently installed salad bars in five of its elementary lunchrooms and then rolled out the program...

Fifty years of trade policy reform in Australia.
The record of trade policy is examined in terms of the statistics of nominal and effective protection available to Australian producers in the manufacturing, agricultural and mining industries. New fifty year series of the average tariffs on all goods and on dutiable goods are compiled. While the progress of...

Ron Sparks: Cuba is key market for Alabama farmers.
If he were running for governor of neighboring Florida, Ron Sparks wouldn't make it past the primaries. But Sparks is from the Heart of Dixie State, not the Sunshine State--and in Alabama, publicly calling for an end to the embargo against Cuba isn't the kiss of death...