Dedicated gardeners are already planting vegetables at Sunnyview Community Gardens. With the growing season moving ahead into summer, many gardeners now have planting fe...
QUESTION: I used my masonry fireplace as often as possible during winter to cut my utility bills. What should I do to minimize the amount of creosote buildup and wha...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provided this report on the May 19 Mercer Livestock Auction.
CATTLE 134 —
Steers — Choice 1-3, two, 1215-1226 lbs., 8...
NEW WILMINGTON, May 15 — The auction sold 30 loads of hay and three loads of straw.
Alfalfa, one, 160.; mixed hay, 75.-145.; timothy, two, 60.-105.; straw, 120.
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As the spring planting season gets into high gear, the need to maintain grassed waterways becomes even more important.
Whether the waterways are plow skips or designed a...
Remember to check out energy ratio
QUESTION: My old central air conditioner still works, but my electric bills are high during summer. With President Obama's new ener...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the May 11 New Wilmington Livestock Auction.
CATTLE 191 — (Cows sold weaker.)
Steers — Ch...
NEW WILMINGTON, May 8 — The auction sold 34 loads of hay, two loads of straw and three loads of oats.
Alfalfa, one, 170.; timothy, 125.-135.; grass hay, 120.-170.; straw...
HARRISBURG — Land-owners looking to enroll in the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Deer Management Assistance Program, which is designed to help landowners manage deer on ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will offer soybean producers the opportunity to request a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order, as auth...