Utica and Marcellus shale: Oil and gas drilling permits inch higher
Pennsylvania issued 189 drilling permits for unconventional shale oil and gas wells in September and October; Ohio issued 61 drilling permits. Find out where.
Get your oil and gas lease right from the start
A guide to successfully navigating through an oil and gas lease for farmers.
US export promotion programs boosted U.S. farm export value by 15%
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Agricultural export market development programs funded through the farm bill have contributed an average of $8.2 billion per year, a total...
Farm groups slam Dannon
Yogurt-maker Dannon has said by the end of 2018 it will only use milk from cows fed non-GMO feed to produce its yogurt. Dairy and farm groups aren't happy, calling it a marketing ploy.
New regulations of shale drilling take effect in Pennsylvania
Shale oil and gas: Pennsylvania updated its rules regulating unconventional drilling practices and hydraulic fracturing.
The Cuban ag reality
Editor Susan Crowell recently traveled with a group of ag journalists to Cuba. Here are some of her observations.
USDA issues safety net payments to farmers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make payments to many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk...
Cuban agriculture at a glance
Direct control of Cuba’s key agricultural resources remains a governmental priority to ensure a “rational, planned economy.”
The paradox of Cuba
During her September visit to Havana, Editor Susan Crowell found daily life in Cuba is a complicated web.
Will it work to pay farmers to sequester carbon?
Farmers enrolled in the Soil Health Partnership program can participate in a carbon reduction incentive system, in which growers are paid by corporations to sequester carbon in their soil.
