Pa. reader questions Clean & Green assessments
Reader questions why Washington County commissioners won’t vote to lower the rates on taxing the Clean & Green parcels for farmers.
Grow history: plant heirloom fruits and vegetables
Growing heirlooms in the home garden helps preserve genetic diversity and biodiversity of plant species. Learn more about 12 heirlooms to try this spring.
Katherine Johnson led African American efforts in space travel
The history behind the movie Hidden Figures — the story of Katherine G. Johnson, a brilliant African-American woman who worked at NASA.
Future of agricultural trade is unclear
U.S. farmers who grow an abundance of corn and soybeans will be right there at the top of this changing tide.
Obamacare, rural health, and you
If Obamacare needs to be fixed, fix it. If it needs to be fully replaced, replace it. Break it though, and more than 20 million Americans will suffer.
Keep your distance from woodland stinkers
From mid-February through early March, females are in heat. Don't be surprised to see skunks roaming the countryside the next few weeks.
Spring bear season is approaching
After years of closed seasons, the black bear population had exploded and because bears were not pursued in any way, the animals became fearless of humans.
An organic interest in Pyrethrum
Insect control is safer and more sophisticated than ever before, but demand for organically-grown food has revived interest an ancient Persian pesticide.
Parenting is on-the-job experience
Ever had a job where you had no experience, no training, you couldn't quit, and people's lives were at stake? That's parenting.
Warm weather makes calving season pleasant
As one result, we calved the first quarter of our herd a month before the first day of spring with no losses. Our calves should be the healthiest ever.
