How to make salt-dough Christmas ornaments
Learn how to make simple salt-dough Christmas ornaments.
Building healthy livestock guardian dog pack hierarchy
Tarma Shena discusses makes up a healthy livestock guardian dog pack hierarchy, as Tanaka decides she deserves the same respect as everyone else.
Vetoed Pennsylvania agritourism liability bill gets new life
A last-ditch effort to get agritourism liability protection passed in Pennsylvania failed, but new life is being breathed into the bill.
Ohio sheep industry proposes restoring Extension position
The Ohio Sheep and Wool Program announced a proposal to reinstate the small ruminant specialist position with Ohio State University Extension, at the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association annual meeting, Dec. 4. The check off program also offered $25,000 in funding to help pay for the position, should the proposal go through.
Millers focus on conservation at Misty Valley Farm
The farm, an organic dairy, uses rotational grazing through most of the year, among other conservation practices.
This year, the farm received the Cooperator of the Year award from the Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District for its conservation work.
Biden expected to pick Vilsack as ag secretary
Tom Vilsack, who served as agriculture secretary for eight years during the Obama Administration, will be nominated to return during President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming administration, the Associated Press and several other media outlets reported Dec. 8.
Pa. milk board finds solution for farmers’ Dean Foods claims woes
The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board created a form letter farmers can use to respond to Dean Foods bankruptcy claims they recently received in the mail.
No butter sculpture at 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show
There will be no butter sculpture at the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases statewide.
How to make a Christmas gnome from fuzzy socks
Learn how to make a simple Christmas gnome from fuzzy socks to give as a last-minute or on-a-budget Christmas gift.
Soil health coalition formed in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition, founded by 15 partner organizations, will focus on farmer support, educational events and research projects.