Vogel credits farm background with helping him to succeed in state politics
Pa. State Senator Elder Vogel Jr. is the only full-time farmer in the state senate.
Volunteer corn harbors rootworm
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Volunteer corn can act as a safe harbor for some pests by expressing lower doses of the insecticide found in...
Food purity has always been an issue
WASHINGTON — At a state fair in Meadville, Pa., in 1895, judges awarded a prize in the butter competition to a concoction called Butterine —...
New hope gaining speed for building Hispanic farm businesses in Ohio
PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- A collaboration of organizations, businesses and individuals is working to help Hispanic farmers start farm market businesses in Northeast Ohio.
Funding receivedThe...
For tree farms, research shows less is more when it comes to pesticides
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Some commercial tree farm managers who are used to applying large volumes of pesticides to control insects and diseases on their...
Country estate auctioned for $700,000
- Auctioneer Eugene F. Kiko of Russ Kiko Associates Inc. Auctioneers, Canton, Ohio, held the Robert L. Hunker trust auction July 18 in...
Ag Progress offers equine experience
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Equine Experience at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days has a history of offering attractions and activities that educate and...
USDA move helps milk producers in short-term, but most still struggling
Surviving the dairy crisis may mean changes to operation
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Perseverance, heart, soul, patience and optimism.
These are the traits a dairy farmer...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of August 6, 2009
MINERVA, Ohio — The M-Town Clovers 4-H club met July 19 at the fairgrounds with 13 members in attendance.
The club will participate again...
Ag Progress Days: Crops, Soils and Conservation Area offers array of activities for all...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service again join forces with Penn State's Department of Crop and Soil Sciences to co-sponsor...
