Yearly Archives: 2023
Autonomous tractors to be on display at upcoming Farm Science Review
Precision agriculture’s latest push is autonomous tractors. Although the shift to automation will be gradual, it is coming nevertheless, and Ohio State professor Scott Shearer is on the cutting edge of advancing this technology.
Feed Greatness Scholarship open to students involved in animal agriculture
Purina Animal Nutrition and Land O’Lakes Foundation are offering a scholarship to assist students involved in agriculture and livestock production.
2023 Monroe County Fair junior livestock sale
The 2023 Monroe County Fair junior livestock sale totaled $602,975.00. Find all the results here.
2023 Lawrence County (Pa.) 4-H and FFA Junior Livestock Association sale
The Lawrence County (Pa.) 4-H and FFA Junior Livestock Association sale totaled $317,453.65 as 235 lots were auctioned off on Aug. 19, 2023.
PSU Extension ornamental grasses course earns national award
Penn State Extension's green industry team recently received an award for an online course titled "Plant Identification and Usage: Ornamental Grasses."
Pennsylvania 4-H announces scholarship winners
Nina Coolidge, Caleb Antram, Elizabeth Bruner and Taylor Rafferty are this year’s recipients of the Allen L. and Richard H. Baker Memorial 4-H Scholarship.
Ohio to be one of first to offer work ethic certification
Ohio 4-H youth development will be one of the first 4-H programs in the nation to offer high school students a work ethic certification.
Pa. 4-H’ers participate in national wildlife habitat program
Penn State Extension sent Carley Locke and Grace Ziegmont as delegates to the National Wildlife Habitat Education Program Invitational.
Panel on climate-smart solutions for dairy on tap Sept. 13
Experts will discuss climate-smart solutions and how they can enhance dairy farm profitability at the Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference.
Western Pa. team earns second place at invitational
Pennsylvania placed first in forest evaluation and second overall at the 43rd annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational.
