Sunday, December 21, 2025

In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the cost of smoking to the nation and its citizens.

Appraiser Chuck Young will have a booth to offer free appraisals during the two-day show.

An OAR-related pilot program started last January by the Department of Transportation composts deer carcasses found in the road.

Donated cans, boxes and bags of nonperishable food will be used to construct a 4-H House of Food in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture exhibit.

David Franzer of Crockett Farms is using a world class Jersey and a top Holstein bull to begin a breeding program he hopes will result in a new breed of superior dairy cattle.

Pennsylvania Farm Link, Penn State Cooperative Extension, and USDA Risk Management will host a "Passing on the Farm" workshop on Jan. 22.

Although there has been research on crossbreeding dairy cattle, it has not been well known until recent producer interest was piqued by problems with inbreeding.

How will Ohio's new ag easement purchase program work? Find out at a statewide series of regional information sessions.

A Huntington, Ohio, reader expresses his feelings on the idea of "dairy cartels."

Good management thinking should use technology as a tool, not as the means to all ends.