12 members selected for USDA’s Inaugural Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture
The committee will provide input on policy development and to help identify barriers to urban agriculture.
Roundup of gardening news for Feb. 10, 2020
Catch up on local gardening news in Summit and Mahoning counties in Ohio.
Horstman wins Pa. Fair Person of the Year
Dick Horstman, of Burgettstown, Pa., was named the 2021 Fair Person of the Year at the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs Annual Convention.
Secord to appointed to head USDA Pennsylvania Farm Service Agency
The Biden Administration recently appointed Heidi Secord as the new state executive director for the USDA Pennsylvania Farm Service Agency.
Roundup of 4-H news for Feb. 10, 2022
The Hicks and Hayseeds 4-H Club met Feb. 1 and worked on a silent auction item, a snowman made of disposable cups.
Reader: Science shows humans cause climate change
A Farm and Dairy reader responds to a letter to the editor that addressed Alan Guebert's column, "American agriculture needs to deal with climate change."
Power siting board approves solar project, electric transmission line
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved Union Ridge Solar, LLC's application to construct a solar-powered electric generating facility in Licking County
Bipartisan Policy Center, Vilsack discuss climate policy in ag
Climate change has brought more rainy weather, more wildfires and more challenges overall to agriculture across the U.S. Some in agriculture and conservation see addressing it as an opportunity to create a new commodity, in addition to dealing with those challenges.
How to make a water bottle terrarium for seedlings, starter plants
The process for modifying a plastic water bottle to set up a closed terrarium is simple and can be done with minimal supplies.
Pennsylvania bans sale of three invasive plants
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has added Ravenna grass, glossy buckthorn and common buckthorn to a list of noxious weeds.
