Tag: Pennsylvania
Mercer 4-H Roundup results
The Mercer 4-H Roundup livestock sale was Aug. 3 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Youth sold 143 lots for $107,225.07.
Four Pa. farms receive clean water farm award
The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Inc. honored the operators of four farms with the Clean Water Farm Award on July 18.
Readers share memories of ‘red dog’
In Sam Moore's June 6 column, he asked if any Farm and Dairy readers recalled traveling on red dog roads, and to his delight, received several replies.
Agriculture fares well in Pa. state budget
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 2121, the state’s budget bill, into law June 22. At $36.158 billion, the budget is roughly a 2 percent increase.
Pa. to distribute over $200M in natural gas impact fees
This year the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will distribute $209,557,300 in impact fees from natural gas producers.
Pa. touts 550,0000 acres of preserved farmland in 30 years
The Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture recently announced that the state has preserved 550,000 acres of farmland over the last three decades.
Pa. deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
Three captive deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Pennsylvania, according to the Pa. Department of Agriculture.
Pa. farmers can win $10,000 for conservation efforts
Pennsylvania will become the 14th state to present the Leopold Conservation Award in partnership with the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and Heinz Endowments.
Challenging the ‘rule of capture’
The decision by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, which was appealed, rules that the "rule of capture" does not apply to hydraulic fracturing.
Penn State Behrend commits $250,000 for Energy University Partnership
Penn State Behrend will be a lead partner for developing business opportunities created by the Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals project in Beaver County.
