Animal care: MFA says veganism is answer; farm industry says education
Organization that filmed undercover dairy video is critical of animals raised for food.
Ohio EPA awards environmental education grant to Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN -- Inner city Youngstown families will have an opportunity to learn about and engage in urban gardening thanks to a $17,188 grant from...
Spring planting becomes summer planting for many … but end is in sight
Wet weather is giving way to a much-needed dry period, at least for now.
Marcellus exploration drives river basin monitoring programs in Pa.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's two largest river basins -- the Susquehanna and the Ohio -- are not just irrigation and drinking-water sources for...
Generations of experience help Horst Brothers succeed with poultry
Family-owned egg farm has sights set on growth, its future.
EPA delays regs for bulk milk tanks, NMPF asks EPA for clarity on efforts...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pushing back the deadline for dairy farms' compliance with Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure...
NMPF: Time to change dairy policy; Need margin protection, F.O. reform
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Milk Producers Federation's board of directors have agreed to move forward with pushing a variety of changes in federal...
Propane can be a viable option for farms, including farm vehicles
If you think propane is limited to your backyard grill, your little hand-held torch or the tow motors at a factory — think again.
Pa. maple syrup production falls
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s 2010 maple syrup production is estimated at 54,000 gallons, down 41 percent from last year’s production of 92,000 gallons. The...
Pa. dairyman goes high tech with robotic milkers and digesters
By DARRIN YOUKER
Contributing Writer
BETHEL, Pa. — Ralph Moyer is uncertain what the future may hold for his Pennsylvania dairy farm. His grown children are...