Yearly Archives: 2009
When push comes to shove
The danger of writing about your life, yourself and your family is that you are always in grave danger of becoming one of "those...
Equipment dealers hope to mix colors
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. -- Led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Hanna, equipment dealers across Pennsylvania are hoping to pass House Bill 1498, which...
Vilsack pushes energy bill during Rural Tour stop in Zanesville, Ohio
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the southeastern portion of the Buckeye State Aug. 31 as part of the Obama administration's Rural Tour.
I pledge my hands to larger service: 4-H is more than cows and pigs
SALEM, Ohio -- More than 6 million youth involved in 4-H throughout the nation start each club meeting with the following mantra: "I pledge...
There’s life after milking
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- So you have decided to exit the dairy industry. You have developed a plan, consulted with the proper people and...
Jumping ship on dairy biz? Think it out
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Dairy Alliance team is working to develop educational materials for producers interested in exiting the dairy business. Although...
Composting turns remains to resources
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. -- The death of a farm animal due to old age, premature birth or any other factor is unfortunate, but part...
Energy program mobilized in Ohio
COLUMBUS -- Lisa Patt-McDaniel, interim director of the Ohio Department of Development, and Mark Shanahan, energy advisor to Gov. Ted Strickland, said the Ohio...
Conservation group to hold conference
DAVIS, Calif. -- Grazing lands make up between two-thirds and three-fourths of the national land base. The wise management of these lands has environmental...
Select Sires returns money to member-owners of the cooperative
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. -- Customers of Select Sire Power Inc. received checks totaling $1,745,314, a 13.2 percent patronage dividend for business done in 2008....
