Event planned for May 16
Area fruit growers are invited to spend an evening at Triple B Farms in Monongahela, Pa., for the Western Region Fruit Grower’s Twilight Meeting....
Students win Envirothon
A team of students from Seneca Valley High School won the annual Butler County Envirothon May 1 at Alameda Park. A total of 25 teams participated....
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the May 1 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $90. to 96.50; commercial cows, 55. to 88.; commercial steer...
Penn State Cooperative Extension will hold several workshops focused on food safety in May.
All of the programs will be held at the Butler Extension Office in the Sunnyv...
The planting season seems ahead of schedule this year. We will fear frost until after Memorial Day, but many in Butler County are plowing early.
Now is the time to plan ...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the April 17 livestock auction:
Commercial bulls, $87. to 108.50; commercial cows, 71. to 88.50, few lower;...
With corn planting season right around the corner, here are some tips to prepare your planter for the new season.
By placing a level on the toolbar, you can easily check...
Farm animals given too much
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration called on drug companies to help limit the use of antibiotics given to farm animals, a decades-o...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the April 10 livestock auction.
Market steady. Commercial bulls, $95. to 115.; commercial cows, 62. to 97....
Recently, the Department of Environmental Protection updated their manure management manual, which covers all farm operations in Pennsylvania that have animals or spread...
