Decline in net worth reflects drop in housing values
WASHINGTON -- U.S. median household net worth declined 35 percent between 2005 and 2010, from $102,844 to $66,740 (in 2010 constant dollars), according to...
Senate passes new farm bill
Now that the Senate passed its version of the farm bill, the pressure's on the House side to craft a new bill before the current act expires at the end of September.
Yellow poplar trees a sticky mess this year
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Homeowners in West Virginia may have noticed two pests on their yellow poplar trees this year -- tulip tree scale...
Expansions in dairy industry lead to surplus, lows for milk prices
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — One source of income for Pennsylvania dairy farmers has hit its lowest point in three years, according to a dairy...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 21, 2012:
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington County 4-H members are given an opportunity to improve their public speaking skills and demonstration skills at the 2012...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 21, 2012:
SMITHVILLE, Ohio -- Thirteen members of the Smithville FFA chapter attended summer FFA camp June 4-8: Donnie Mercer, Devun Cline, Wyatt Bear, Harold Kennedy,...
Search for a ‘holy rail’ reveals a mockingbird
A report of a rare bird captures the attention of birders within a few hours drive of the observation. So in late May, when...
Heimerl Farms is a multi-faceted family operation
Heimerl Farms raises livestock and crops, makes own feed and handles trucking.
Heimerl Farms: Some history
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio -- It's taken a few years for Heimerl Farms to get where it is today. The farm was started about 1950 when...
Try growing forgotten foods
n 2011 Blackberry Meadows Farm started Heritage Seed Co., the first and only seed bank in the southwestern Pennsylvania region focusing on providing local growers with seeds for heirloom varieties of plants native to the region.
