Groups ask US Supreme Court to hear EPA-Chesapeake Bay case
The Pa. Farm Bureau is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a federal court decision that upholds the EPA’s implementation of a TMDL plan in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
USDA: No referendum on soybean checkoff
ST. LOUIS -- There won't be a vote on the soybean checkoff this year. The USDA received requests from only about one-tenth of 1...
Crawford County farmer, George Greig, tapped to lead Pa. ag department
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett announced Feb. 1 he intends to nominate George Greig, a farmer from Linesville, Crawford County, as state...
China hogs all the pork imports
DENVER — China’s overseas purchases and imports of pork and pork products in calendar year 2008 were unprecedented for any single country in history,...
American Farm Bureau delegates want risk management in farm bill
American Farm Bureau Federation delegates don't support raw milk sales; will push for spending cuts instead of tax increases.
Waiting for the drought that never quite reached us
Anticipation is everything in this game, so prices made another move on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Some USDA Farm Service Agency offices to reopen
Many USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the next three days to perform certain limited services for farmers
Still sorting out effects of reports, wars and weather
Farmers are pleased with corn yields, but not excited about soybean results. Marlin Clark explains the changes in this week's grain markets.
Swine insurance program available for Pennsylvania producers
HARRISBURG, Pa. --A new risk management tool is available for Pennsylvania swine producers who want to protect their gross margin on swine sold for slaughter.
Farmers can get loans for cold storage
WASHINGTON -- The USDA's Farm Storage Facility Loan program has been amended to allow producers to build cold storage facilities to store their fresh...
