beverage industry

It's too early to judge the value of requiring businesses to post warning about the adverse health effects of sugary drinks.

On July 16, Union Bridge teenager Autumn Lippy was named the Maryland Dairy Princess, a title that will take her across the state as she promotes the dairy industry.

These new systems have a cool factor that makes wine geeks go nuts. But the technology is for more than just show. Implementing these systems translates into more options for customers, cost savings for restaurant owners and environmental benefits for everyone.

Howard Countians celebrating the Fourth of July at Columbia's Lakefront this year can complement classic Independence Day fare such as hot dogs and hamburgers with a low-calorie side of reduced-fat chips or a pack of vegetables ¿ and wash it all down with a Diet Coke.

Gov. George Wallace won a majority vote in the Harford County over Sen. Daniel Brewster in the Democratic presidential primary held this week in 1964

Officials from Ladew Topiary Gardens are seeking $500K grant from state of Maryland for upgrades.

Though New Year's Eve is less than a week away, even last-minute party planners have time to add a Maryland sparkling wine to their celebrations. With seven of the state's 56 wineries producing America's version of champagne, the local wine industry has a lot to offer.

Wilbur L. Iley, a decorated World War II veteran who worked in the Harford County dairy industry for many years, died Monday of cancer. The Fallston resident was 94.

Coke: No 'magic bullet' for America's obesity epidemic

Carroll County has five wineries on its wine trail with Old Westminster being the newest. After Cygnus Winecellars opened its doors in 1996, the county has seen four wineries open in the last 10 years.

Congress should make nutrition and health a priority over farming conglomerates

Launched in 2012, the ice cream trail leads visitors to eight ice-cream producing Maryland farms stretching from Washington to Worcester county

Loyola professor has earned second James Beard nom for book

Waste to energy projects may provide a solution for the over-abundance of phosphorous-rich manure in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

A bill meant to boost recycling of drink cans and bottles by charging a nickel deposit on them died in the House Environmental Matters Committee Monday.

Ruling against limits on big-gulp drinks may just be a temporary setback for NYC mayor's health initiative

New York NAACP has a conflict of interest over city beverage ban

In a bid to boost recycling and reduce litter, a trio of lawmakers announced plans Monday to push for legislation that would levy a refundable nickel deposit on every beverage container sold in Maryland.

Maryland beverage industry wrong to criticize Howard County over ban

Beverage industry representatives object to Howard County's ban on the sale of sugary drinks on county property.

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman's ban on sugary beverages on county property won't solve the obesity crisis, but it helps create a culture in which people make healthier choices.

In an effort to establish a health-conscious, countywide health precedent, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman signed an executive order restricting county government departments from distributing beverages high in sugar on county-owned property or at county-sponsored events, programs or meetings.

South African government has released its death grip on the wine industry; apartheid is a thing of the past; the world has opened its doors once again to South African wine.

The wine industry has witnessed a pendulum swing toward science and technology vs. tradition and time-honored practice. Today, practitioners of both schools of thought have found common ground. Both "disciplines" have learned from each other.

New security and audit measures added in recent years have helped the company achieve the highest rating from the Safety Quality Foods Institute, an international standards body. Around 150 milk processors across the country have the highest rating from the institute.

Anne Arundel County's largest family farm, Dodon Farm, seeks to join Maryland's growing wine industry.

With drought-fueled corn prices threatening to clobber consumers, it's time to ease the federal ethanol mandate

Maryland's yield of corn could be cut in half this year amid the nation's worst drought since 1956.

A Beverly Hills sports drink maker being sued by Baltimore-based Under Armour Inc. says the trademark infringement lawsuit is without merit, according to court documents filed Thursday.

An increase to Baltimore's bottle tax – the linchpin of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's plan to raise funds to renovate the city's decrepit school buildings—received preliminary approval from the City Council Monday, likely assuring the measure will become law.

Edwin C. Fry, a longtime Kent County farmer who was active in agricultural affairs, died Friday of pulmonary disease at Washington Hospital Center in Washington. He was 88.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposed increase to the city's tax on bottle beverages is expected to move forward Monday after being corked up for months by a City Council committee.

Baltimore takes own approach on sugary beverages as New York moves to ban large containers

A mysterious fire destroyed the Sharon Acres residence of Miss K. Ady this week 50 years ago. The brick frame 170-year-old house was totally engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived.

This weekend, as the Wine in the Woods wine festival marks its 20th anniversary, education seminars, tastings, attract a loyal following.

Obesity epidemic is fueled in large measure by rise of sugar-filled beverages

Critics of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's school construction proposal should either back the bottle tax or build support for an alternative.

Teachers, students, retailers and beverage industry lobbyists are preparing to make themselves heard Wednesday as the battle over raising Baltimore's bottle tax to fund school repairs moves to a skeptical City Council committee.

John Y. Crow, a retired salesman of dairy industry products and a decorated World War II veteran, died of pneumonia complications April 8 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Hospital. He was 89 and had lived in North Baltimore.

The 2012 Harford County Ag Banquet was held Friday night.

Bottle tax: 2-cent levy is bad enough but 5 cents would be devastating, beverage industry says

Baltimore Schools CEO Andrés Alonso's idea to leverage existing school construction funds could have an immediate impact — if politics don't derail it.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore schools chief Andres Alonso told legislators Friday that the city needs more flexibility in spending the school construction money it gets from the state – seeking a change that would let the school system take on many projects at once rather than seeking approval for one at a time.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration is gearing up for a tough fight over her plan to raise Baltimore's bottle tax from 2 cents to 5 cents to pay for repairs to dilapidated city schools.

North Baltimore's first brewery planned in old bottling plant in Abell/Waverly

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to propose Monday a plan to boost yearly funding for public school construction by $23 million, in part by increasing the city's bottle tax to 5 cents.

Dairy farmers are an increasingly rare breed in Maryland, where such operations are disappearing at twice the national average. Nearly 65 percent of the state's dairy farmers have left the industry in the past 20 years, including 34 operations last year, according to the Dept. of Agriculture.

Latest push to repeal the city's year-old 2-cent tax on beverage containers is irresponsible