Monthly Archives: August 2012
Pa. 4-H leadership wins national award
Three Pennsylvania 4-H educators have received national recognition from the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) for the Level 2 4-H Horsemanship Skills video series they created to help educate 4-H members in safely handling their horses.
‘Today’s Agriculture’ will be back (and bigger) at 2013 Pa. Farm Show
The inaugural Today's Agriculture display, unveiled prior to the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show, showed how crops are grown and food animals are raised.
Machinery demonstrations at Ag Progress Days
One of the highlights of Ag Progress Days each year are the live demonstrations of production agriculture technology in the latest machinery and equipment.
Andrews wins Ohio bidding contest
Auctioneer Seth Andrews won the Ohio State Fair bidding contest. He is the fifth generation from his family to be an auctioneer.
Ohio Agriculture Hall of Fame enshrines Lifer, Myers, Zartman and Moser
This year's Ohio Ag Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Ohio State Fair.
Like always, Ag Progress Days features something for everyone
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Ag Progress Days will once again show the many faces of agriculture, bringing together people with a wide...
Aquaponics garden being developed at Penn State
Aquaponics is an integrated fish-culture and plant-propagation system that relies on a symbiotic relationship between fish and plants. Fish, such as tilapia — grown for human consumption — are cultured in tanks.
Chardon High School earns fourth place at 2012 Canon Envirothon
COLUMBUS -- A five-member team of students from Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, has earned a fourth place finish out of 54 teams...
Ohio ag department sends ill hogs home from state fair
Increased monitoring following positive test results for variant influenza at the Ohio State Fair.
Facing off over funerals in Pa.
Pennsylvania funeral home rules are restricting funeral directors and families.
