Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from March 2001:
DEC WORKERS LEARN ABOUT NEW DIGS.(BUSINESS)(Correction notice)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Business writer Need a bagel, auto repair services or film processing? When you're downtown, it's all within walking distance. That's what 80 Albany businesses and organizations tried to convey as they flooded the hallways of the state ...
ALBANY'S STEFON HARRIS UNVEILS `GRAND UNIFICATION THEORY' IN TROY.(PREVIEW)(Concert review)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES Staff writer Every time that jazz vibraphone virtuoso and Albany native Stefon Harris plays a homecoming concert in the Capital Region, it's a cause for celebration. But when he takes the stage this weekend at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, it ...
BURN, BABY, BURN THE BURNERS UK CREATE THEIR OWN DREAM-CLUB-COME-TRUE.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES Staff writer It seems as though musicians and club owners have been natural-born enemies. This month, however, the members of the Burners UK will be able to walk a mile in the shoes of club owners as they take over Chaucer's Banquet Facilities in ...
TAPPING INTO FLAVOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, THE MAPLE SYRUP IS COOKING AT IOKA VALLEY.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union HANCOCK, Mass. -- As Judy Leab will tell you, ioka is an Native American word that means ``beautiful.'' Indeed, the snow-covered hills around Ioka Valley Farm are beautiful. They're also bountiful, and that's good for ...
ONE ONE ONE OF A KIND CASUAL SOPHISTICATION PREVAILS A FIRST-RATE RESTAURANT.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: STEVE BARNES Arts Editor GREENWICH -- The Curry Shrimp entree at One One One, an excellent restaurant here, is representative of everything that's right about the place. Eight large shrimp, sauteed with daikon and sweet potato, float in a lightly creamy ...
CONCERT TO UNVEIL 18TH-CENTURY WORK.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: RON EMERY Special to the Times Union The world premiere of a work written for the court of King Louis XIV of France is quite an unusual event. On Saturday in Albany's First Congregational Church, mezzo-soprano Lucille Beer sings a 20-minute cantata that reproduces the ...
ROOM WITH A VIEW.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Say goodbye to the redundant and at times claustrophobic floral or striped wallpaper. The latest in wall design is digital or custom-made wallpaper and printed murals. Many children's rooms are painted pink or blue, but with with latest ``wall clothes,'' a child's bedroom can be ...
LITTLE CLASSICAL COVERAGE.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The Grammys are out, and the Times Union had three articles in the Feb. 22 paper about the awards. There was the large article on Page 1 that continued at length on A9, and there were two large articles on A8, one on ``harmony and discord'' and one on Grammy fashion. Quite a large amount ...
MTV'S `JACKASS' IS BACK WITH NEW EPISODES. ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT CHILDREN TRYING TO REPRODUCE ITS DANGEROUS STUNTS?(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... FEEDBACKI'm not worried: Junk food and fluoridated water have turned today's children into indestructible superbeings 21; I'm not worried: My little angel gets enough thrills and chills at school 14; I'm not worried: Children are so impressionable, and how am I supposed to control what ...
BACK ON A HIGH NOTEA BOUT WITH CANCER HELPED HERBIE MANN EMBRACE HIS EASTERN EUROPEAN BACKGROUND FOR HIS LATEST RECORDING BY GENE STOUT SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... After three years of prostate cancer treatments and chemotherapy that ended last winter, jazz flutist Herbie Mann was ready to share the experience with fans. ``I just decided when I was going through this whole thing that I needed some kind of positive focus so that I didn't ...
SINGER-SONGWRITER AIMS FOR '70S-STYLE HOOKS ON NEW ALBUM.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: J.D. CONSIDINE Baltimore Sun Dar Williams admits that her current album, ``This Green World,'' is a bit of a throwback. It isn't like contemporary pop albums -- beat-driven and focused on fluffy, accessible singles. Nor is it the kind of thing we've come to ...
IMAX SHUDDERS AT APPROACH OF `HAUNTED CASTLE'.(PREVIEW)(Movie review)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: VERA H-C CHAN Knight Ridder ``Haunted Castle'' comes soon to an IMAX theater near you, whether IMAX likes it or not. When the Canadian-based company started expanding into commercial multiplexes after two New York investors took over in 1994, IMAX had grand ...
VAN DYCK LINES UP SHOWS.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The Van Dyck in Schenectady has announced an extra special line-up of new shows for their spring calendar. Little Feat guitarists Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett return for a night of acoustic guitar duets on Thursday, March 29, followed by jazz trumpet master Randy Brecker and his quartet ...
PATRICIA BRADY-DANZIG PRESENTS RECITAL AT SCCC.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... SCHENECTADY -- Soprano Patricia Brady-Danzig will present a recital at The Schenectady County Community College at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The concert will be in the Carl B. Taylor Auditorium and will feature songs from Brady-Danzig's CD, ``A Woman's Life In Love.'' Gordon ...
NORTH ADAMS CONNECTS TASTES FOR FOOD, ART FIFTY-FIVE MAIN.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... , an upscale restaurant and bar in downtown North Adams, Mass., has made arrangements with the new Tunnel City Gallery to become a display space for artwork. Owner Ray Arsenault and gallery director Mary Nelson chose work by local artists Sean Riley and Seth Dubuc as initial offerings ....
SCREEN TEST.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Director Stanley Kramer, who passed away Feb. 19, might not have been a masterful director, but he had a social conscience a mile wide. It's a quality that will be sorely missed in the film world. Here's a quiz on his career: 1. Faye Dunaway battles Jack Palance over land in which 1971 ...
FAMILY GUIDEBY STEVE PERSALL ST. PETERSBURG TIMES.(PREVIEW)(Movie review)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Recommended for family viewing RECESS: SCHOOL'S OUT (G) -- Grade-school children will enjoy watching the misadventures of freckle-faced T.J. and his pals, a multicultural gang foiling a scheme by a former principal (voice of James Woods) out to destroy summer vacation. Nothing here ...
DISCS.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... COUNTRY ``Welcome to the Wasteland.'' Clay Blaker. (Neobilly): Attention, George Strait: Clay Blaker has yet another tune tailored for your laid-back honky-tonk style. ``A Day Late and a Darlin' Short,'' a track from Blaker's great new album, ``Welcome to the Wasteland,'' revels in that ...
SYNTH-METAL GROUP ORGY TAKES ITS FASHION SERIOUSLY.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: TIMOTHY FINN Knight Ridder When he looks into the crowds of teens and early twentysomethings who come to hear his band, Ryan Shuck sees more and more guys wearing cosmetics -- eyeliner, lipstick, foundation, nail polish -- which tickles him. ``I see lots of ...
HOLDING POLITICOS ACCOUNTABLE BY CHUCK SHEPHERD.(PREVIEW)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Vermont state Sen. Robert Ide proposed a bill in January to ban ``factually incorrect or false'' political ads, with the liars paying fines of up to $5,000. And three Puerto Rican legislators said in January that drinking on the job by their colleagues was getting to be a problem and ...
CIVIL WAR FLAG FLIES AT MAPLE HILL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer The 169th New York Volunteer Infantry, consisting partly of town residents, marched on Fort Wagner in South Carolina in the days after the Civil War battle depicted in the 1989 movie ``Glory'' carrying a huge blue battle flag that will be on ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... STATE POLICE, SCHODACK Monday, Feb. 26 DISPUTE. The complainant on Lake Shore Circle Drive claimed a youth, 15, was acting belligerently at a bus stop. Officer: Trooper Steve Koveleskie. Tuesday, Feb. 27 VANDALISM. A complainant on Springer ...
TODAY THURSDAY, MARCH 1.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... American Legion Auxiliary Hoosick Unit 40 Regular Meeting. Dinner 5 p.m. Meeting 6 p.m. Post rooms, Main Street. Atrium Bingo. 7 p.m. Troy Atrium, second floor. Admission $3. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.Bingo. 7:15 p.m. Italian Community Center, 1450 Fifth Ave., Troy. Doors open at 6 p.m ....
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Arlington House, 3532 Route 43, West Sand Lake. Unsatisfactory. Three red items: Raw meats next to ready-to-eat produce in walk-in (no contamination noted, corrected), disinfection residual not present in water (corrected during inspection), daily water system operation report not being ...
GOVERNMENT ACTION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... SAND LAKE TOWN BOARD Wednesday, Feb. 14 New business: Learned of receipt of $1.1 million in state aid, to reimburse costs of the conceptual engineering report on the sewer plan for the Crooked Lake area and the unsewered areas of Burden Lake. Was told by engineers ...
OPEN HOUSES ARE SCHEDULED AT TROY NURSERY SCHOOL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... TROY -- Hope 7 Community Center Nursery School will hold a series of open houses for prospective parents. The program offers learning and fun including Spanish, music, gym, arts and crafts, and science. An open house for parents of 2-year-olds will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 ...
A PUBLICITY STUNT THAT DOESN'T HOLD WATER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff writer Bill Pascarell didn't prove a thing. A week ago today, the City Council- man stood by the shores of the Hudson River, dipped in a glass and drank water straight from the river. It was a publicity stunt taken to encourage ...
COUNTY BEGINS APPAREL TAX RELIEF.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer People buying clothing and footwear priced up to $110 will keep more of their money as the elimination of Rensselaer County sales tax on those items takes effect today. County legislators voted last fall to remove their share ...
ROAST BEEF ON THIS MENU.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... TROY -- The United Church of Lansingburgh, Third Avenue and 116th Street, will hold a roast beef dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10. Tickets are $8 per person, $7 for ages older than 62, and $4 for children younger than 12. Takeout will be available. Make reservations at ...
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB RAISES FUNDS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... TROY -- The Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club is holding its 2001 Councilor Dues Drive. More than $350,000 has been raised since the drive started in 1978. The goal was $6,000 23 years ago; this year's goal is $24,000. The club's board of directors has always spearheaded this ...
SCHOOL TO FEED INTO FARMING EXPERIENCE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer Children should become more familiar with what's growing down on the farm, and a daylong conference next week at the Rensselaer Middle/High School led by several area farmers will examine how schools can help. With the ever ...
AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL STUDENTS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... High Honors -- 90 and better: Grade 12: Matthew Adalian, Jason Albertson, Stilson Applin, Jessica Arnold, Jesse Belden, Katie Bishop, Sasha Bogdan, Natasha Breyman, Emily Brown, Christina Burns, Jennifer Champagne, Heather Cobden, Nicholas Crucetti, Sara Duma, Kara Dunne. ...
BOWLING SCORES.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2001 ... HILLTOP The Choppers -- Mike Raymond, 274-639; Lenny Nicpon, 215-607; Debbie Raymond, 593. The Choppers -- Lenny Nicpon, 220-611; Ray Mancucci Jr., 220-595; Ray Mancucci, 225-586; Bob Nichols Jr., 218. Hilltop Businessmen -- Dave Stevens Sr., 300-244-769, Marty Nash Jr., 251-224-687, ...
103-POUNDER ADDS ONE TO FOUR.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY Staff writer Surprise. Surprise. La Salle Institute's ``Fab Four'' of Steve Sutton, Zach Taber, Matt Herrington and Jon Gregg are going back to the state wrestling championships this weekend. Anything less would have probably been a disappointment for the ...
COLLEGIANS EARN DEAN'S LIST HONORS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Danielle Renee Parsons of Troy, a junior psychology major, was named to the dean's list at the State University College at Geneseo. Tara A. Fredericks and Stephanie D. Huff, both of Castleton, and Sarah J. Beers of Rensselaer were named to the dean's list at the Harpur College of Arts and ...
OFFICIALS PUT PRICE ON WATER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer It would cost $2 million to pipe water from the Upper Hudson River to the town's water lines at Northway Exit 16 under a plan town officials are considering to change how Saratoga County communities obtain their drinking water. ...
TODAY THURSDAY, MARCH 1.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Drama Club Performance. 7 p.m. Caroline Street Elementary School, Saratoga Springs. Post Coronary Discharge Club. 7-9 p.m. ``Caring for Your Other Heart.'' Saratoga Hospital Boardroom, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs. 583-8485. Saratoga Art Scene: First Thursday Art Openings ...
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Backstretch Bar and Grill, 116 Broad St., Schuylerville. Satisfactory on Jan. 31. No reds. Eight blues: Ladies room toilet backing up. Three-bay sink lacks drain boards. Thermometer lacking in refrigerator. Hole in wall behind utensils tray. Enamelware tray in stove. Bar sink hot water ...
GOVERNMENT ACTION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... BURNT HILLS SCHOOLS Tuesday, Feb. 27 Action items: Accepted the retirement of Timothy D. Koch effective July 2. Accepted the resignations of Anneliese Sullivan-Hurst, German, grades 6, 7 and 8, and Alicen McGowan, middle school English. Appointed teachers Annemarie ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... MECHANICVILLE Friday, Feb. 9 5:14 p.m. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. The owner of an area bar reported damage to the business. Monday, Feb. 12 12:37 a.m. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. A woman from Penrose Avenue reported damage to her property. 5:23 p.m ....
PARENTS REQUEST SCHOOL ELEVATORS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: MIKE HUREWITZ Staff writer A group of parents is pushing the Shenendehowa school board to give their children a long sought lift. They are seeking to have the board include in this year's Facilities Maintenance Fund an allocation to construct elevators at the ...
IT'S MORE THAN JUST POKEMON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer Motoko, a native of Japan, greeted Geyser Road Elementary students Tuesday with a big konnichiwa! That means hello in Japanese, said the soft-spoken woman who shared the culture of her country with the school's third-graders. ...
STUDENTS HAVE THE WRITE STUFF TO WIN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer Two Gateway computer systems with color printers were awarded to Emily Oswald, 17, of Fort Miller, and Jennifer Case, 18, of Wilton, both seniors at Schuylerville High School. The teens were winners of HSBC Bank USA's celebration ...
WATER OPTIONS SHOULD GO BEYOND LAKE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: JOE FINN Saratoga Springs TO THE EDITOR: I had an opportunity to meet with the mayor of Saratoga Springs to discuss my concern for Saratoga Springs withdrawing water from Saratoga Lake. Mayor Klotz was very kind to use his lunch hour to answer questions. ...
TALENT TAKES CENTER STAGE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... MALTA -- The David Meager Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Drive, will hold its first variety show and talent showcase at 7 p.m. Friday, March 9.Top local performers will be featured in a cabaret-style setting. Advance tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors and $3 for ...
HOSPICE HELPS WITH GRIEF RECOVERY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Community Hospice of Saratoga offers a Grief Recovery Program free and open to the public on the second Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hospice office, 179 Lawrence St. Each month a different topic related to dealing with grief ...
CONTESTED RACES LIE AHEAD FOR RESIDENTS OF 5 VILLAGES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer Voters in five Saratoga County villages will see contested races when they go to the polls Tuesday, March 20, to elect members of their local village board of trustees. The competitive elections are in the villages of Ballston ...
THE NECTAR WILL BE SWEETER NEXT YEAR.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: ALAN HART Staff writer Success is counted sweetest By those who ne'er succeed. To comprehend a nectar requires sorest need. -- Emily Dickinson Things could have gone a lot smoother this season for three Saratoga County high ...
SCOREBOARD.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2001 ... YOUTH HOCKEY CLIFTON PARK SQUIRT A Eagles 3, Adirondack 1 Joe Macaluso (E) 2 goals; Steven Nichols (E) goal. Eagles 6, Brewster 1 Steven Nichols (E) 3 goals; E.J. Reutemann (E) goal. Eagles 6, Millbrook 0 Joseph Macaluso (E) 2 goals; Sean Archer (E) 2 ...
VILLAGE LOOKS FOR NEW GROCERY STORE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff writer The Village Board officially accepted a Chapter 11 bankruptcy notice Monday from the Grand Union Co., meaning the nearly 5,500 residents of this village will not have a full-service supermarket come April. The Doubleday Avenue ...
TOWN VOTES TO STUDY RIVERSIDE PARK PLAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff writer The Town Board took its first step in the creation of Riverside Park recently when it passed a resolution ordering a study to be done on the proposed park site in Bemis Heights. The town authorized $2,300 to have Chazen Companies ...
LITERACY TUTORS SOUGHT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Volunteers are needed by the Literacy Volunteers of America-Greater Rensselaer County to tutor students in basic literary skills or English as a second language. The following orientation sessions will be offered: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, West Sand Lake Elementary School, Even ...
JUDGE TO SENTENCE LAWRENCE TODAY.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Business writer Fallen insurance magnate Albert W. Lawrence is scheduled to be sentenced today for his conviction last year on 20 counts of white-collar crime, including wire fraud, tax evasion and embezzlement. The sentencing, set for ...
SCHOOL GROUP CASE IS HEARD.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: MARK HELM Times Union Washington bureau WASHINGTON -- Five of the nine Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sharply questioned a school board's action barring a religious study group, the Good News Club, from meeting in a classroom after school. The case, ...
BUSH WANTS TO REPAY DEBT -- LATER.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: DAVID E. SANGER New York Times WASHINGTON -- During his presidential campaign, George W. Bush declared daily that federal budget surpluses should be returned to the people whose taxes created it. On Wednesday night, for the first time, he began discussing in detail the ...
DIVER'S BODY PULLED FROM CAVE.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: BRUCE A. SCRUTON Staff writer - With just a handful of minutes to spare, a sheriff's deputy wiggled feet first into the underwater tunnel that had trapped and killed Robert Svensson and finally managed to free the body of the RPI student Wednesday night after days of ...
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE SHATTERS NORTHWEST.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: LUIS CABRERA Associated Press SEATTLE -- A powerful earthquake rocked the Northwest on Wednesday, shattering windows, showering bricks and sending terrified crowds running into the streets of Seattle and Portland, Ore. Despite the 6.8 magnitude, damage and ...
ISRAELIS WEIGH RETAKING OF PALESTINIAN TERRITORY.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: LEE HOCKSTADER Washington Post JERUSALEM -- After five months of violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israeli military and civilian officials have concluded that the situation is no longer tenable. Among options being discussed is resuming control of territory now ...
ASHCROFT, BLACK LAWMAKERS TALK.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: New York Times WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft met Wednesday with black lawmakers, seeking to ease their concerns about how he will handle the job. Attendees said Ashcroft pledged he would not oppose Judge Ronnie White's appointment to the ...
COURTNEY LOVE BATTLING HER BOSS.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Singer Courtney Love of the band Hole and widow of rock star Kurt Cobain is trying to break her contract with Vivendi Universal, the world's largest record conglomerate. At a Los Angeles County Superior Court hearing Wednesday, Love won the right to file a countersuit against ...
DENISE RICH PLUGS SONG, AVOIDS SCANDAL, ON SHOW.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... They talked about her new hit song and her makeup, but the subject of pardons never came up during Denise Rich's appearance on a morning radio show in Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday with singer Natalie Cole.Cole has a new song out that she wrote with Rich, called "Livin' for ...
OFFICE HACKERS PUT PUTTING SKILLS TO WORK.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Putting golf balls around the office, once the domain of the executive with time to waste, is now a tournament sport. The Office Putting Championship, started in Chicago four years ago, is an annual competition to find the city's best indoor putter. Companies hold in-office ...
LIVESTOCK DISEASE SPREADING.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: SUE LEEMAN Associated Press LONDON -- Authorities at ports in the Irish Republic disinfected visitors from Britain on Wednesday as officials confirmed that highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease had crossed the Irish Sea. Officials in Northern Ireland said ...
13 DIE IN BRITISH TRAIN WRECK.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: BETH GARDINER Associated Press GREAT HECK, England -- With a high-speed passenger train bearing down on his Land Rover stuck on the train tracks, the frantic motorist called an emergency number from his cellphone nearby, but it was too late. ``The train's coming!'' he ...
TAINTED CORN SEED REPORT FUELING CONCERN.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Byline: -- Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Corn seed about to be sold to farmers for this year's crop has been contaminated by small amounts of a genetically engineered variety of the grain that prompted massive recalls of food and crops last year, government and industry sources ...