Yearly Archives: 2022
Drought years teach stoic optimism
After a lifetime spent in places where rainfall is plentiful, Eliza Blue was unprepared for the realities of living in an ecosystem where drought is common.
Cooking for two is tedious
Kymberly Foster Seabolt finds the urge to eat strikes far more than the urge to prepare meals does now that she's only cooking for two.
2,500 gallons of water per bushel of irrigated corn is ‘too much’
Because of agriculture’s overall thirst, it is the biggest, fattest, slowest target in every effort to re-allocate today’s dwindling supplies of water.
Set your 2022 grazing goals
What are your grazing goals for this year? One obtainable goal to keep in mind is proper management of your pastures.
Roundup of 4-H news for April 14, 2022
Catch up on 4-H news from Geauga Beef and Swine 4-H club, Happy Harvesters 4-H club, Sew Sew Sweet 4-H club and Londonderry Lads and Lassies 4-H club.
Research finds farmers markets vital to Pa. local food economy
Pennsylvania farmers markets generate an estimated $100 million in sales each year, according to a new Penn State Extension analysis.
Rotational grazing, stockpiling can cut down on fertilizer needs
It is time to look at your pastures and figure out how to get more production out of them so you do not have to make as much hay.
Department of agriculture highlights safe, effective spotted lanternfly trap
Indiana County Conservation District demonstrated how to use a circle trap to eliminate spotted lanternflies without harming other wildlife.
Roundup of FFA news for April 14, 2022
Catch up on local FFA news from Waterford FFA and Hillsdale FFA.
Reader: Support accurate labeling for beef
One reader shares his thoughts on beef labeling, stressing that the product-of-USA label should be reserved for cattle raised in the United States.
