Taste NY vending machines premiere at rest areas
ALBANY, N.Y. — Taste NY vending machines are now fully operational at the Clifton Park Rest Area on Interstate 87 north of Albany, and at the Broome Gateway Rest Area, located between the Pennsylvania state line and Exit 1 on Interstate 81 in Broome County.
Tax filing on the farm: Tips for 2015
An ag tax law expert offers advice on tax code changes in 2015 — and how farmers can take advantage of them.
Pa. dairy industry teams with food bank to get milk to those who need...
An innovative food bank milk distribution program, spearheaded by the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, got an assist during this year's Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Will miscanthus crop live up to the promises?
Energy crop draws mixed reactions among area farmers.
At harvest, miscanthus growers hope secondary uses pay off
Federally supported energy crop competes for its place in the market.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 22, 2015
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Mohawk FFA Chapter recently traveled to Harrisburg for three days at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The students paid for the...
Ohio creamery gets OK on label
Snowville Creamery produces minimum-heat pasteurized, non-homogenized milk and dairy products sourced from local grass-grazed cows can now label its products as coming from pastured cows fed only non-GMO feeds and forage.
Ohio Beef Expo gears up for 2015
This annual event, coordinated by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, includes breed sales, shows and displays, trade show and a highly competitive junior show.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Jan. 22, 2015
The Lone Rangers 4-H club held its monthly meeting Jan. 11.
New crop insurance option for specialty crop growers, diversified farms
The policy allows producers to insure between 50 to 85 percent of their whole farm revenue and makes crop insurance more affordable for producers, including fruit and vegetable growers and organic farmers and ranchers.
