Yearly Archives: 2017
Pa. creates new fuel adjuster formula for milk
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board maintained the Class I over-order premium price for milk at $1.60 per hundredweight, but approved a...
Roy Yost took us to Skagway, Alaska
Roy Yost of LaGrange, Ohio, took the Farm and Dairy along on his trip to Skagway, Alaska. He said, he was happy to have...
West Nile virus tests positive in Ohio horse
The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed the first positive cases of West Nile Virus, Sept. 13, in Ohio horses for 2017.
Roundup of FFA news for Sept. 21, 2017
The Southeast FFA chapter had a booth at the Randolph Fair that featured the new officer team and projects done by FFA members.
Blood test spots early stages of cancer
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a test that spots tiny amounts of cancer-specific DNA in blood.
Broiler chicken industry announces welfare program
The National Chicken Council has rolled out a set of industry-wide standards for broiler chicken welfare — the “Chicken Guarantees.”
How to manage woodlots with dying ash trees
It takes a lot of work to convert a woodlot to a new dominate native species, but you can eliminate the native surge.
FSA employees pitch in to help food drive
Northeast area Farm Service Agency County Office employees participated in the 2017 Feds Unite Against Hunger Feds Feed Families food drive.
Cost to fight wildfires exceeds $2 billion
Secretary Perdue
renews call for
Congress to fix fire
borrowing problem.
Foundation supports milk program, ‘Fill a Glass with Hope’
The Fill a Glass with Hope fresh milk program started with a grant of $5,000 from the Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.
