New rule exempts more organic producers from checkoffs
USDA rule allows more organic producers to be exempt from commodity checkoffs.
Recordkeeping for the garden
It may seem like yet another thing to keep track of, but maintaining good records of your garden year-to-year can help you grow better, healthier plants.
5 stories farmers read this week: Jan. 16, 2016
This week, the most read stories on FarmandDairy.com were about the Pennsylvania Farm Show draft horse competitions, the show’s 100th anniversary butter sculpture, an update on Kinder Morgan’s Utopia East pipeline, tips for ordering from seed catalogs and more.
Chesapeake Bay farmers to be surveyed on use of conservation
Several ag and governmental organizations have partnered to develop a survey that will ask producers to document conservation.
Wizards of Wool weave a winner
The Wizards of Wool weaved the champion shawl during the Youth fleece to shawl competition at Pa. Farm Show
Going organic this spring? Tips and tools to help you grow
A beginner's guide to organic gardening, including seeds, supporting plant health and controlling plant diseases, insects and weeds.
USDA confirms additional cases of bird flu in Indiana
The USDA has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza, or bird flu, in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, in southcentral Indiana. This is a different strain of HPAI than the strains that caused the 2015 outbreak.
USDA announces funding to fight rural poverty
U.S. Ag Secretary Vilsack announced the extension of a program to help fight rural poverty in Ohio.
Belmont County still in the lead for permits
Belmont County may lead Ohio, but Washington County in Pennsylvania had the highest number of permits issued there.
Pa. secretaries of agriculture reflect on importance of Pa. Farm Show
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Five former Pennsylvania secretaries of agriculture joined current Secretary, Russell Redding, on stage during the 100th anniversary Pennsylvania Farm Show Jan....
