Food showcase features Marcellus shale, social media workshops
FOX CHAPEL, Pa. -- Penn State Extension Allegheny County will host the Local Food Showcase March 20 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Shadyside Academy,...
Program to help rural borrowers refinance home mortgages
COLUMBUS -- Ohio is one of 19 states selected to take part in a USDA pilot program designed to help borrowers with loans guaranteed...
Watchdog group calls on FTC to investigate the Humane Society
WASHINGTON -- Recently HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom, called on the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into...
Learn to do more with dairy test day records through webinar series
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- How do you use the data from your monthly dairy test day records? Do you need help interpreting it? Or,...
David Daniels named new Ohio director of agriculture
COLUMBUS -- Gov. John R. Kasich has named state Sen. David Daniels, R-Greenfield, as the new director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture .Daniels...
Reader: Government spending needs to be curbed
I was disheartened to read of the public outcry in Carroll County over the closing of the FSA office. Given our country's massive federal...
Long-term, sustainable funding for county conservation districts to come from local impact fee
HARRISBURG, Pa. — After years of discussion and scrutiny, and months of lively debate and negotiation, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has signed a Local...
Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association speaks out
WEXFORD, Pa. — Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association spoke out today after Governor Tom Corbett signed the Marcellus Shale impact fee into law....
Ohio Pork Congress honors standouts
COLUMBUS — The 2012 Ohio Pork Congress held in Columbus Feb. 7-8 honored Ohio’s pork industry standouts. The event showcased the latest trends and...
Ohio compost operator course offered March 21-22
WOOSTER, Ohio — The 2012 Ohio Compost Operator Education Course takes place March 21-22 at the Shisler Conference Center at the Ohio Agricultural Research...
