What’s the dairy outlook for the rest of the year?
As the new corn and soybean crops are harvested, feed prices should drop sharply, making lower milk prices more bearable.
Ag Progress Days spotlights latest in farm equipment, research
Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15, showcases Pennsylvania’s agricultural economy.
Global demand for commodities: Is the bull cycle really over?
“You may not find jewelry stores packed in Guangzhou anymore, but you’ll find huge demand for pork and feedgrains as people move from a plant starch based diet to an animal protein based diet.”
Pa. watersheds to auction nutrient credits
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) is hosting the auctions to encourage and facilitate the trading of nutrient credits in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds.
Consol Energy sets dividend
PITTSBURGH — CONSOL Energy Inc.’s board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, payable on Aug. 23, to shareholders of...
Consumers have better access to Ohio-grown food through OH So Fresh
Nearly 100 independently owned grocery retailers are participating in the OH So Fresh initiative in 2013, giving customers a direct connection to Ohio growers.
House splits nutrition title out of farm bill; farm-only bill passes 216-208
The farm bill's nutrition title, Title IV, that was removed from the bill that passed, will go back to the ag committee for round two.
What’s holding back local meat? (Or which came first, the farmer or the processor?)
Livestock farmers say they need more processors to meet demand for local meat, but processors need steady supply of meat to stay in business.
Forget the wet spring: Farmers planted record acres of everything
The corn acreage is the highest acreage planted to corn since 1936 and marks a fifth year in a row of corn acreage increases in the United States.
Wegmans funds pilot cheese-making program at Cornell
Wegmans and Cornell partner to put N.Y. on the map for artisanal and specialty cheesemaking.




















