The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the Sept. 25 New Wilmington Livestock Auction.
CATTLE 202 — Steers — Choice 1-3, 1125-1400 lbs...
WASHINGTON — The outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach was blamed for another five cases of illness Saturday, raising the number of people sickened to 171, the Cen...
QUESTION: We are going to be moving into a house in a new neighborhood in February. Like many new neighborhoods, this one has been clear-cut and leveled. I wish to l...
QUESTION: I probably need to make energy-saving improvements to my home, but how can I be sure? Also, what are the most common areas to check for inefficiencies in t...
NEW WILMINGTON, Sept. 15 — The auction sold nine loads of hay, two loads of straw and two loads ear corn.
Alfalfa, one, 110.; mixed hay, 70.-140.; timothy, one, 65.; gra...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the Sept. 19 Mercer Livestock Auction.
CATTLE 278 — Steers — Choice 1-3, 1070-1400 lbs. 83.00-89.2...
The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program known as CREP continues to be popular among farmers and farm owners.
The objectives of CREP are to provide additional income...
MARION TWP — Almost 100 acres of a farm owned by James Linton was approved last month for state preservation.
The state Farmland Preservation Board spent about $12 mill...
The Farmer's Almanac predicts a very cold and snowy winter.
Caleb Weatherbee, the almanac's reclusive forecaster, says it will be cold from the Gulf Coast all the way up...
The annual fall meeting of the Butler County Farm Bureau will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Unionville Grange on Benbrook Road.
The agenda includes election of directors, ...
