Christmastime bird counts seek Pa. resident volunteers
Volunteers are the heart and soul of the count. In their circle, they count and record every bird species encountered over one calendar day during the official Dec. 14 through Jan. 5 count period.
Cornell to develop fresh apple juice
The not-from-concentrate juice will be sold in the refrigerated section of supermarkets.
Deer Hunter’s Rendezvous to be held Dec. 8 at Pine Lake
Hunters who bring a tagged buck or antlers harvested this year are eligible for a muzzleloader drawing.
Don’t let holiday lights short circuit electric safety
From icicle lights hanging down from the roof to elaborate lawn decorations, more families are decorating with holiday lights.
Ohioans fly to top rankings with homing pigeons
Members of the new Winesburg Homing Pigeon Club performed well in the highly competitive Buckeye Combine, winning the 350 mile Great Black Mountain One Bird Derby, flown from Black Mountain, N.C., and the 300 mile Ohio SBMF Race, flown from Elizabethtown, Ky.
Pa. Farm Bureau re-elects Donaldson president
Crawford County man elected to Pa. Farm Bureau board during the annual meeting, where delegates also approved policies on a wide range of issues.
Pa. FB pushes S.B. 1413
Pa. farmers have helped push some of the most stringent environmental safeguards in the nation, but a few township officials are imposing their own version of regulations and limitations on agriculture.
Signup for livestock program ends Dec. 13
Milk producers in drought-designated counties can receive a federal payment of $31.50 per head in the USDA's Livestock Compensation Program that ends Dec. 13.
Stark Co. land trust offers grant help for landowners
The Stark County Land Trust is sponsoring a series of workshops to help farmers prepare applications for state farmland preservation easement grant program.
In the supermarket, thank a farmer
The biggest contribution agriculture makes to the U.S. economy and society isn't the availability or abundance of food in this country. Editor Susan Crowell would rather salute farmers across this country because they have put more dollars in your pocket.
