Late blight confirmed in Pa. tomatoes
Late blight has been reported in Erie, Mercer, Indiana, Centre, and Clinton counties, and are primarily in commercial production and home garden tomatoes.
2019 Ag Progress Days held at Penn State
Thousands of people attended Penn State's 2019 Ag Progress Days Aug. 13 to 15 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center.
2019 Butler Farm Show sale totals $229,786.10
The Butler Farm Show junior livestock sale totaled $229,786.10. There were 209 lots in total. Find all the details here.
Fire destroys barn in Beaver County
A fire destroyed a barn Friday morning at Yeck Farms in Freedom, Pa. No one was injured and animals in the barn got out safely.
Journey across America: Cross-country military vehicle convoy marks 100 years
The 2019 Military Vehicle Preservation Association’s Lincoln Highway Convoy went through Alliance Aug. 15. The convoy will go to San Francisco, California.
2019 Columbiana County Fair sale totals $741,172.35
The Columbiana County Fair junior livestock sale totaled $741,172.35. There were 523 lots in total. Find all the details here.
2019 Harrison County Fair totals $410,378
The Harrison County Fair junior livestock sale totaled $410,378.85. Find all the details here.
Farmers can defend against nuisance lawsuits
Keeping to the plan, following best practices and being a good neighbor could protect farmers against nuisance lawsuits over manure.
Questionable government numbers, incredibly bad grain markets, too
Marlin Clark sheds some light on the USDA's most recent forecasts for this year's harvest yields. Will it be better or worse than expected?
Pennsylvania dairy farmers to Perdue: we’re struggling
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hails the 2018 Farm Bill and renewed dairy margin coverage program, calling it a "good time" to be in dairy, despite Pennsylvania dairy farmers' concerns that production costs far outweigh their portion of the profits.
