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Story Archives of 'Steve Taylor'
25 in 25: Steve Taylor
By Laura Knoy on Monday, October 29, 2007.Our 25 in 25 series continues with longtime Commissioner of Agriculture and homegrown New Hampshirite Steve Taylor. For the last quarter century, Taylor has overseen the state’s farms, farmlands and all that’s produced from them. He retires this week. We’ll talk with Taylor about his extensive career as a farmer, newspaperman and public official, and how agriculture has changed in the Granite State over the past quarter century.
Guest
- Steve Taylor, New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture
The Organic Industry Goes Mainstream
By Laura Knoy on Monday, May 22, 2006.It's no longer just for “back to the earth typesâ€â€¦.even McDonald’s and Wal-Mart are now “developing a taste†for the organic movement. We’ll look at how this industry has evolved… why there’s debate over the definition of organic…and what’s “feeding†our growing national appetite for organic food. Laura's guests are Samuel Fromartz, Business writer and author of "Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew". Steve Taylor, Commissioner for New Hampshire's Department of Agriculture and Tom Kelly, Director of the University of New Hampshire's Office of Sustainability.
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Laura's guest in the studio is Steve Taylor, Commissioner for New Hampshire's Department of Agriculture.
(Cheryl Senter, NHPR)
LIVE: So We're Growing, Now What? (10am)
By Laura Knoy on Friday, June 10, 2005.New Hampshire is growing and growing fast. All week long we've looked at the different aspects of growth, from economics and environment to politics and psychology and seen how it has affected us directly. In the final installment of our series we look at how we as a state prepare to move forward and deal with the inevitability of growth and change in New Hampshire. Laura's guests are Steve Taylor, Commissioner for the NH Department of Agriculture and Mary Ann Manoogian, Director of the NH Office of Energy and Planning.
*This show will be broadcast live from the Windham Town Hall from 10-11am.*
Winds of Change
By Laura Knoy on Friday, March 11, 2005.New Hampshire's got a long history of tension between natives and newcomers...two groups who's values, attitudes and beliefs often collide. And yet- in some cases, the old-timers and the transplants are more alike than you might think. Laura's guests are Steve Taylor, NH Commissioner of Agriculture, and Van McLeod, NH Commissioner of Cultural Resources.
The Don of New Hampshire Agriculture
By John Walters on Tuesday, July 8, 2003.Steve Taylor knows more than anyone about New Hampshire's farm economy. We find out what kind of farms are having trouble, what kind are enjoying good times, and hear some new strategies for successful farming. Steve also talks about his own life, from a family farm in Plainfield, to twenty years as State Agriculture Commissioner.
New Hampshire Delegation Votes Against New Federal Farm Bill
By Don Rush on Thursday, May 9, 2002.The Farm Bill is one step away from becoming law, with only the promised Presidential signature needed for enactment.
With a vote of 64 to 35, the US Senate gave its final blessing Wednesday.
The House passed the bill last week.
And as NHPR correspondent Don Rush reports from Washington, the Granite State's Republican Senators were on the losing side.
State Readies For Agricultural Emergency Drill
By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, March 26, 2002.State officials say they are bolstering efforts to protect New Hampshire’s food supply from disease and from potential bio-terrorist attack.
