Five agri-stories you should read today (2-21-2014)
Today's must-read stories feature agricultural growth for the United States and China. Honeybees may be spreading disease to bumblebees and one Kentucky couple is helping FFA members get official jackets.
Penn State creates Firth Family Trustee Scholarship
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new scholarship created by an alumnus of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and his wife will benefit students...
Pa. adds 26 farms to preservation program
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board safeguarded 2,359 additional acres on 26 farms in 13 counties through the state’s nationally renowned farmland...
Starting seeds indoors: What you need to know
If you're an avid gardener, or hobby farmer, get your seeds started indoors soon. Starting seeds in late February and early March will give your plants the best chance when they're moved outdoors.
Farmers take care: Drifting herbicides can cause unintended consequences
Farmers should take extra precautions so drifting herbicides do not create unintended consequences on neighboring fields and farms, according to agricultural researchers.
The emerald ash borer has met its match
Woodpeckers find emerald ash borers a handy food source and may slow the spread of this noxious pest, even ultimately controlling it, suggest researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
What can tomatoes teach us about biodiversity? Quite a bit
Scientists are using the genomes of wild tomatoes to study the processes that drive Earth's biodiversity. Their goal is to learn how species cope with differences in climate and natural enemies, and what might happen in this time of environmental change.
Project battles slugfest in field crops
Slugs are one of the most challenging pests faced by no-till field crop growers in the Northeast, but a new Penn State project is looking to contain these pests while benefiting the environment.
New sustainable ag farmers need access, farm management knowledg
On-farm internships and land-link programs are two important models for increasing the number of farmers in the sustainable-agriculture movement, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Estes Auctions holds vintage radio auction
BURBANK, Ohio -- Estes Auctions radio sale offered a variety of radio items, and more than 100 bidders from 18 states, Canada, Europe and...
