Dairy program says it’s a success
Dairy experts skeptical about just how much CWT contributed to the increase in milk prices.
Diseased plants potentially shipped to Pennsylvania nurseries from California
Pennsylvania may have received nursery plants infected with the fungus-like plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, also known as Sudden Oak Death.
Expert: Energy costs hit farmers hard
Comprehensive energy legislation now in Congress may ease high energy prices pinching America's farm families.
Get help to look outside the ag box
Penn State alternative ag entrepreneur program may benefit some small farmers.
Spring means schools visit farms
School trips should visit family farms, not CAFOs.
U.S. spring weather outlook? Just ‘typical’
Weather forecasters predict a "typical" spring.
USDA expands mad cow checks
An enhanced program could detect BSE even if there were only five positive animals in the entire country.
Young slugs have hearty appetite
Sampling fields in early spring is the key to any kind of slug management program.
Return of morality will heal our country
We attack Mel Gibson, but continue to support abortion, this reader observes.
Western Pa. environmental farm program launched
The USDA launched a $146 million Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in western Pennsylvania.
