Task force tackles the future of ag
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. — The Future of Ag Task Force met at the Penn State Cooperative Extension office to review the activities of Ag...
Restaurant entrepreneur steals the show at Sustainable Ag Day event
PITTSFIELD, Pa. — Sustainable Ag Day in Warren County received high marks by the day’s participants. People came to learn and the speakers did...
National Ayrshire Convention hosts elite sale, offers tours and workshops
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The New York Ayrshire Club is gearing up to host the 2008 National Ayrshire Convention June 4-7 in Rochester, N.Y. at...
Baled stover robs fields of nutrients
LEXINGTON, Ky. — As spring planting gets under way, farmers who baled corn stover for winter feed will have to replace soil nutrients lost...
Youth not left out of Ohio Beef Expo
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Cattlemen's Association Junior Show was held March 16 during the 2008 Ohio Beef Expo at the Ohio Exposition Center, Columbus,...
Expo sales average $2,055 per head
COLUMBUS — The major attractions at the Ohio Beef Expo March 15 were six purebred sales. Over 347 lots were sold with an average...
Ohio Beef Expo hosts 340 purebreds
COLUMBUS — More than 30,000 cattle industry enthusiasts attended the Ohio Beef Expo held March 14-16 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. In...
Penn State gets Johne’s disease grant
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been awarded a four-year, $4.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's...
Stalled immigration reform causes major Pa. grower to end production
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — Pennsylvania's largest producer of fresh market tomatoes will no longer grow labor intensive food, citing the failure of the U.S....
Ethanol not to blame for higher food prices
Record crop prices will drive down federal farm program payments.
