Panama collection opens at Penn State Fayette campus
The Charles H. Wall Panama/Latin America Collection includes more than 300 books, videos, CDs and hand-made artifacts pertaining to Panama and Latin America.
Portraits in Progress: Burgett Angus Farm: Breeding to be the best
Keith Burgett and sons Phillip and Bryan have built sort of an Angus dynasty since they bought their first cattle in 1984. They now raise about 350 head, consisting mostly of purebred Angus and some crosses.
Penn spells out dairy, sugar prices and loan rate decisions
J.B. Penn, newly installed under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural programs at USDA, says the department will sell government-owned sugar to ethanol producers and others to improve domestic prices, manage USDA's sugar inventory and help meet U.S. energy needs.
Portraits in Progress: Comp Dairy looks toward profits of efficiency
Jim Comp and his sons borrowed ideas from others to build a dairy operation making profits on the efficiencies of scale.
Penn State Erie has forest resource class for teachers
The course will provide third through 12th grade teachers - and other educators - information and educational tools to teach a balanced environment and ecology curriculum related to Pennsylvania's forests and wildlife.
Horseman’s Council towpath ride big success
Bill Baker of the Stark County Horseman's Council thanks everyone who helped make the annual Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail ride a success.
Worker protection training mandatory
Handlers and workers must have training when they first begin their job, then at least once every five years. The training includes pesticide handling and safety, emergency procedures and preventing pesticide exposure.
Lake’s water level down: More sandy space on Erie beaches
There will be more space for beach activities on all the State Park beaches this summer.
Zehnder wins dairy poster contest
The grand-prize winner of the Columbiana County Buckeye Dairy Boosters poster contest was Katie Zehnder from Mrs. Milajecki's class at St. Aloysius in East Liverpool.
National park exhibit comes to Canton
The Smithsonian traveling exhibit at the McKinley Museum in Canton presents 43 large-format color panoramic photographs that capture the majesty of National Parks and monuments.
