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Blessed are those producing our food. Their resilience is unequaled; their patience, admirable. To me, they are a blessed mystery.
Last year was arguably...
Lancaster Co. bulls high sellers at sale
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Top-indexing Angus bulls, consigned by Ed and Ryan Dunkelberger of Centre Hall, Centre County, and Larry and Barbara Weaver of New...
Pa. farm program protects more land
HARRISBURG, Ohio -- Pennsylvania's nation-leading farmland preservation program recently expanded to safeguard an additional 1,722 acres on 18 farms.The latest farms approved by the...
Feds: No tolls on I-80 in Pa.
Interstate 80 is one of the main trucking thoroughfares in the state and is used by many agricultural businesses.
Corn rot woe could persist this spring
WOOSTER, Ohio -- With corn still in the bins and spring bringing warmer temperatures, growers may not be out of the woods just yet...
Daffodil sale totals more than $92,000
CARROLLTON, Ohio -- Warm weather and an enthusiastic crowd combined to make Carroll County's 36th annual Daffodil Dairy Sale, held March 31 at the...
Ohio watershed gets $1 million to expand conservation practices
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, have secured $1 million...
Sheep farmers need to change methods
By SUSAN MYKRANTZContributing WriterSMITHVILLE, Ohio -- Tradition is a bigger predator concern for the sheep industry than coyotes, according to Charles Parker, retired chairman...
Eli Shetler revives lime pile farm technique in Mount Eaton
By ARLEN D. MILLERMOUNT EATON, Ohio — What would motivate a 64-year-old to invest 90 hours of intense labor breaking up 30 tons of...
Tests find bacteria in dairy’s raw milk
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pa. Department of Agriculture has suspended the permit for Pasture Maid Creamery in New Castle, Pa., Lawrence County, to sell...
