Monday, December 22, 2025

In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on a few interesting topics.

Quilt to be raffled off at this event for $1 per ticket.

An Ohio ban is in effect for poultry shipments originating in Virginia or North Carolina, and a similar ban is pending from West Virginia, in hopes of blocking an outbreak of avian influenza.

A June meeting near Greensburg, Pa., will offer tips on how producers can grow their sales through farmers markets and Community Supported Agriculture.

In the final installment of our three-part "Pond Primer," you learn the simplest way to fishing enjoyment is to stock purchased fish.

A last-minute change to the 2002 farm bill will exempt farmers who produce only organic products from paying into promotion programs.

Harrison County will keep its extension and 4-H programs, thanks to voters who passed the county's property tax levy May 7.

There are several steps poultry producers should take to minimize the possibility of contracting avian influenza on their farms.

Some states reported an average six- to eight-bushel loss per acre last year due to soybean aphids.

The U.S. Grant Homestead Association will operate the home on behalf of the society.