USDA providing weekly organic summary report
WASHINGTON -- USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is now publishing the National Fruit and Vegetable Organic Summary.Available free every Tuesday at www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvworganic.pdf, the new...
Newest apples for N.Y. growers only
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Apple varieties developed by Cornell are grown around the world, but the newest releases will be New York state exclusives.Cornell has...
Pa. fire department rescues life of Erie County farmer trapped in bin
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The proper response to farm emergencies is often a bit different than that to other crises, and Penn State’s College...
Daylong rural summit planned near St. Louis
WASHINGTON -- The Obama Administration will host a National Summit of Rural America: A Dialogue for Renewing Promise. The daylong event will take place...
Out-of-State Lake Erie Bass poachers nabbed
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Three Tennessee men and three Georgia men could pay a hefty price for poaching activities on Lake Erie, according to...
Harrison Co.conservation levy fails
CADIZ, Ohio — The third time was not the charm for the Harrison Soil and Water Conservation District, as it went for another try...
Workshop for landowners interested in gas leasing and exploration in the Marcellus Shale
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Penn State Cooperative Extension will be holding a workshop, “Marcellus Shale – Natural Gas and You” May 20 at the...
Predictions may not enough when it comes to soybean aphids this summer
WOOSTER, Ohio — Lower populations of the soybean aphid might be in store for growers this growing season, but based on last year’s unusual...
Misinformation abounds: Raw milk debate continues to churn
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the debate about the health attributes and risks of raw milk spills into capitols and courts across the country,...
Purdue’s Chris Hurt: Stronger prices not likely to last for cattle
Cattle prices to remain high this spring, with summer prices in the low- to mid-$90 range per hundredweight.
