How can small businesses lure online shoppers?
LAMAR, Mo. - Shopping is shopping, right? Well, it depends on your generation. For baby boomers, shopping typically means driving to a store to...
Agriculture changing as Marcellus Shale drilling gains ground
Tom Murphy, Penn State University extension educator for Lycoming County, sat down Jan. 26 for a one-on-one interview with the Farm and Dairy.Murphy is co-director of the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 3, 2011
BESSEMER, Pa. -- The Mohawk FFA traveled to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Jan. 11-13 with two Keystone degree recipients, two square dance teams and...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 3, 2011
BURTON, Ohio -- Flockmasters' first meeting was held Jan. 18 at the Munson Town Hall. There are six new members this year.This year at...
Outdoor cats: Truth and consequences
URBANA, Ill. — You’ve probably heard that outdoor cats are bad for the bird population, but is that the whole story, the only argument...
Safety Engineers urge tractor safety
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- There is a way to prevent injuries and fatalities on the farm and save millions of dollars notes the American...
West Virginia hunters harvest record number Black Bears in 2010
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia hunters harvested a record 2,392 black bears during the combined 2010 archery and firearms seasons, according to Paul...
Crawford County farmer, George Greig, tapped to lead Pa. ag department
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett announced Feb. 1 he intends to nominate George Greig, a farmer from Linesville, Crawford County, as state...
Soybean supplies to remain tight
URBANA -- The USDA projects that corn stocks at the end of the 2010-11 marketing year will total only 745 million bushels, said University...
Stink bug confirmed in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, in Michigan. This is the...
