Thursday, May 2, 2024
Grand Champion Ducks

Find all the results for the 2021 Lake County Fair junior livestock sale here.
Quail

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is working to get a handle on game bird numbers in order to decide whether hunting regulations need to be modified.
cows standing in a field of grass

Creating a robust grassfed, organic dairy supply chain could be the way forward for small dairy farms in Pennsylvania.
Reserve Champion Market Steer

Find all the results for the 2021 Carroll County Fair junior livestock sale here.
coffee and computer

The U.S. legislature is considering historic investments in broadband expansion. Broadband advocates say that funding needs to come with accountability and transparency, and to be targeted to the areas that need it the most.
cucumbers

An abundance of cucumbers can be safely preserved for long-term storage by making freezer pickles. Learn how it works and how to make your first batch.
livestock guardian dog puppy and goats

With her two new livestock guardian dog puppies in training, Tarma Shena works to adjust expectations and methods to fit their learning styles.
boy-on-tractor

Penn State's Ag Progress Days is poised to return as an in-person event, Aug. 10-12, at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center. 
meat in hooks

For all the talk about the lack of processing capacity for small farms, one would think that a turnkey USDA plant would be an easy sell. The fact that it’s still sitting on the market is a sign of the industry’s broader issues: the labyrinth of confusing federal regulations, the difficulty in running a customer-facing business and the struggle to keep skilled workers.
pig

The USDA's Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed African swine fever in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic.