Farmers elect Shaffer new Pa. Farm Bureau president
HERSHEY, Pa. -Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members have elected vice president Carl Shaffer as the organization's new president.
Grange wraps up national convention
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - More than 3,000 people recently visited Rochester, N.Y., for the 138th National Grange Convention, traveling from 40 states, including Alaska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Obstacles continue in WTO farm talks
ATHENS, Ga. - World Trade Organization negotiators, who met last week at the organization's headquarters, have yet to advance specifics on how all nations of the world subsidize and protect their agriculture sectors.
Owens Farm honored by Tusc. SWCD
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - The Owens Farm, which dates back to the 1880s, has been chosen to receive the Tuscarawas County 2004 Conservation Farm of the Year award.
Pa. Farm Bureau honors state legislator
HERSHEY, Pa. - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau presented state Rep. Art Hershey with its 2004 Distinguished Service to Agriculture award.
Salvage for feed: Guidelines for flood-affected crops
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - It has been a long, anxious wait for Pennsylvania grain producers who still have flood-affected crops in the field.
Smithfield Foods to pay $2 million
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Picture for beef exports still unclear
AMARILLO, Texas - Trying to predict the future for U.S. beef exports is, at best, a murky proposition.
Soybean rust confirmed in U.S.
SALEM, Ohio - The USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service reported that Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) was found on soybean leaf samples collected from two research plots near Baton Rouge, La.
USDA recognizes official systems for animal ID
WASHINGTON - The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will recognize additional numbering systems for the identification of animals.
