Monthly Archives: August 2013
2013 Lawrence County Fair livestock auction results
The youth livestock auction results from the 2013 Lawrence County Fair in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
How long do vegetable seeds last?
Saving vegetable can save you money, but how long can vegetable seeds last before becoming duds? We found the answer...
Long-term trend may not be friendly, (and long live the K-cycle)
What exactly will happen with markets? Marlin Clark has a few insights...
Michigan horse confirmed with Eastern equine encephalitis
Michigan has confirmed the first case in 2013 of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a 12-year-old grade mare from Van Buren County in the southwestern part of the state.
Sale of Zilmax supplement suspended after Tyson says it won’t buy cattle fed it
Merck Animal Health has temporarily suspended sales of its cattle feed additive Zilmax in the United States and Canada.
Donald G. Lumley
CANTON, Ohio — Donald G. Lumley, 79, passed away Aug. 16, 2013, at Aultman Hospital following a lengthy illness.
He retired from Norfolk and Southern...
Pa. Game Commission releases Bald Eagles
Wildlife officers and Skye’s Spirit Rehabilitation Center employees helped to capture a Bald Eagle that had been injured and months later, the eagle was released back into nature.
Speaking out: Knox County dairyman gladly shares his story
Dairy farmer Ken Ruprecht has farmed in three counties. Today, he goes back to share his story.
Pa. Farm Bureau honors western Pa. teacher
Sharon Baillie, who teaches classes in family and consumer sciences at the Burgettstown Middle/High School, uses agriculture as the foundation of numerous lessons.
Cover crop ‘interseeder’ can save time, trips across field
Penn State's Cover Crop Interseeder and Applicator plants cover crops, at the same time applying fertilizer or herbicide. This lets farmers seed cover crops into corn long before the corn is harvested.
