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Yearly Archives: 2016

farmland preservation Washington County, Pa.

The Pennsylvania preservation board approved budget of $31 million to preserve farmland in 2016; enrolls another 27 farms.
laptop and newspapers

From wildflowers in Death Valley to bald eagles in Washington, D.C., here’s a recap of news from around the web this week.
5 stories collage Feb. 20, 2016

This week’s biggest news includes a fire that destroyed one Medina County farmer’s equipment, the winner of the National Farmers Organization’s President’s Award, results from this year’s Championship Tractor Pull, a merger between Sunrise and Trupointe cooperatives and how to create a farm safety plan.
collage of FFA photos

We asked FFA members and alumni to tell us what FFA means to them by saying #thankstoFFA and here is what they had to say.
Farmer standing by tractor

Climate risk in agriculture is likely to be greater in the next 20 years. Manage that risk by keeping track of weather patterns in your area.
goats on pasture

FAMACHA scoring is used to identify risk of barber pole worm infestation in small ruminants. It is an effective, easy-to-use tool everyone from backyard hobbyists to large-scale producers can use on the farm.
gardening supplies

New to gardening? Consider this advice and check out recommended vegetables to grow your first year.
Richey couple

Unable to serve during World War II, George Richey went abroad as a cowboy.

Peggy Smith and her daughter Melinda Knueve took a girls trip from Alliance, Ohio to Wapun, Wisconsin. The women were on a mission to...
Mary Roediger

Mary Roediger jokes that she does not have a little lamb, but she plays an important role in advocacy for the sheep and wool industries.