Retrieved January 9, 2007, Via Boston.com, Commentator criticizes television weather reporters for failing to help viewers address the complications and implications of global warming.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 155 Document Number: C25216
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Vocal Point column in Meatingplace.com. 3 pages., Decries violent methods used by the organization and urges meat and poultry interests to challenge these methods through local media.
Author comments on changes in terms being used, such as: producers for farmers, units for hog barns, operations for farms, commodities for crops, FFA for Future Farmers, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for College of Agriculture.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: C25342
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From Vocal Point column via Food Safety Network. 3 pages., Author challenges accuracy of widely-accepted government statistics claiming that Americans spend under 10 percent of their disposable income on food.
Author expresses concern about a trend toward agricultural names for housing developments in urban areas. Examples: Green Pastures, Scott Farms, Shepherd's Landing, Walker Meadows. "As a member of the farming minority, I'm offended."
