Monthly Archives: September 2004
Penn State offers help to producers to cope with ‘substantial’ dairy risks
Wild swings in milk and feed prices are having a significant impact on the profitability of Pennsylvania dairy farms.
Pa. hosts Women in Dairy conference
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A Women in Dairy 2004 conference is scheduled Oct. 20 in Carlisle, Pa.
Keynote speakers are Rosemarie Rossetti and Cris Peterson, both authors and syndicated columnists, who will discuss how to overcome adversity and embrace change.
Pa. accepting comments on manure regs
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Proposed changes to Pennsylvania's Nutrient Management Act are available online and ready for the 90-day public comment period.
Marshall County Fair: W.Va. youth receive higher prices
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. - Prices were high at the Marshall County Fair FFA/4-H livestock sale in Moundsville, W.
Hall salutes Ed Johnson’s work
COLUMBUS - When Ed Johnson dreamed, he dreamed big. And the results were often as full of life as his voice over early morning radio broadcasts.
Fish diseases, diagnostics workshop set
MILLERSBURG, Ohio - According to Dean Slates, Holmes County Extension Educator, as more and more people get interested and involved in an aquaculture enterprise, they soon learn that fish and other aquatic creatures get sick (just as other livestock do) and there are few experts and resource people who specialize in fish diseases.
Farmland values pushing higher
WASHINGTON - Farm real estate values, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $1,360 per acre on Jan.
Energy costs impact ag production
Expert says to watch anhydrous prices this fall and lock them when
Like other sectors of the U.S. economy, agriculture has also kept a weary eye on energy prices.
Hameau Farm
BELLEVILLE, Pa. - A humid haze blankets Kishacoquillas Valley and almost hides the Appalachian Mountains.
Another record year in Portage Co.
RANDOLPH, Ohio - Once again, the Portage County Fair's junior market livestock sale reached a new height, this time with a record $251,755 receipt total.
