New curator at Pasto Ag Museum
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A new volunteer curator has been named for Penn State's Pasto Agricultural Museum Daryl Heasley of State College, retired professor emeritus of rural sociology, will take the reins of the museum at year's end.
Ohio, Pa. exhibitors win at NAILE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Results are still rolling in from the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky.
Pa. chooses new lamb and wool queen
MERCER, Pa. - Rebecca Giles of Belle Vernon, Pa., has been crowned the 2008 Pennsylvania Lamb and Wool Queen.
Six dairy breeds shown at NAILE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The following article lists the results from dairy shows at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky.
Soybeans most in demand for 2008
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Last fall, the talk in farm circles focused on the demand for corn and how the market favored corn production.
Tax credit encourages no-till practices
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Farmers interested in purchasing no-till planting equipment may qualify for a 50 percent tax credit under the Resource Enhancement and Protection, or REAP, tax credit program, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said recently.
Traveling lab to train hog farmers
COLUMBUS - A a state-of-the-art mobile ventilation laboratory will help train Ohio's hog farmers on setting and adjusting ventilation in modern hog barns.
Conservation comes with the territory
WALNUT CREEK, Ohio - For the Bob Hunter family, conservation is a heritage that has been passed down from generation to generation, just like the 150-acre farm, known as Ancestor Acres, that has been in the family since 1875.
Two generations earn SWCD award
WOOSTER, Ohio - For Harold Mann and his son, David, conserving the soil and conserving the farm go hand in hand.
Another egg farm files for permits
SALEM, Ohio - Permit applications have been filed with the Ohio Department of Agriculture that may allow a 6 million hen poultry farm to be built in Union County.
