Tag: Pennsylvania
New 1LOCAL Index brings transparency to food scene
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture will hold a webinar, June 8, for the new 1LOCAL (One Local) Index designed to activate a dialogue between consumers, local food businesses and the farms they support.
Pennsylvania officials collaborate on Chesapeake Bay watershed farm inspections
The Pennsylvania DEP and county conservation districts will conduct farm inspections in the Chesapeake Bay watershed as part of the “Bay Reboot” strategy.
California leads US in milk production in 2015
U.S. dairymen hit hard last year: Returns in 2015 averaged $17.21 per hundredweight, 28.5 percent below 2014.
Pa. funds food bank ag surplus system
With the funding appropriated through the state’s 2015-16 budget, the commonwealth’s charitable food banks will buy surplus agricultural products produced in Pennsylvania.
Number of Utica shale well permits continues nosedive
Monroe County led Ohio for the highest number of permits issued, at six permits.
Pa. seed libraries allowed to hold seed exchanges
There are an estimated 26 seed libraries across the Commonwealth, with more than 350 nationwide.
Welcoming Reese home
After 662 days in Johns Hopkins Hospital, recovering from a house fire, Reese Burdette was able to go home with her family to Windy-Knoll View Farm in Mercersburg, Pa., March 18.
Honors abound at the Pennsylvania Holstein Association convention
Pennsylvania Holstein Association members gather to find out who earned the prestigious Pioneer Award and who was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Volunteers needed for Pennsylvania statewide cleanup, beautification effort
The Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Environmental Protection (DEP) are seeking volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania that begins March 1 and runs through May 31.
McGuffey FFA’er brings home Star in Agribusiness
McConn’s swine production project starts from the beginning of life for many of her hogs, and her records show that.
