Friday, July 10, 2026

The Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Association hosted the national convention, June 24-27.

Pennsylvania hosted the national Brown Swiss sale held at the Washington County fairgrounds June 27. The sale averaged $5,866 on 64 lots.

Empire Farm Days will showcase agriculture's latest innovation in August.
flag and gavel

Thirteen states filed a lawsuit June 29 against the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers over the agencies’ rule defining “waters of the United States.”

Group of European wheat buyers visits OARDC, tours research on new varieties.
scales

A group of Ohio landowners is claiming more than $1 billion from illegal CAUV taxation.
tractor fertilizer

Since the early 1990s, Alcosoil, a sludge (or biosoil) used as fertilizer for crop fields, has been produced at the Allegheny County Sanitation Authority (Alcosan).
Week in review 6/27

This week’s top stories include details on the Beaver County Stockman’s Club’s departure from its 4-H affiliation, a feature on newly retired vocational agriculture teacher Mike Bardo, Pennsylvania’s interstate quarantine for bird flu biosecurity and more.

An interim standard spells out how gypsum can be incorporated as part of various conservation programs and NRCS financial assistance options for gypsum applications.
lily, plantain and dandelion

Local foods are hot right now, and it doesn’t get more local than foraging food in your backyard or at a nearby park.