Electric blanket is cheaper heat
QUESTION: I set the furnace thermostat down at night, but the bedroom feels cold. Will using an electric blanket save energy overall?...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the New Wilmington Feb. 20 sale.
The Feb. 21 Mercer Livestock Auction. was not reported.
CATTLE 1...
SLIPPERY ROCK — Anyone thinking about becoming a farmer may get information through a workshop March 11 at Slippery Rock University.
SRU and the nonprofit Pennsylvania F...
It's been a long time coming. After 16 years of effort by the Pennsylvania Equine Council and legislators, the Equine Activity Immunity Act becomes effective today.
The ...
CARMEL, Calif. — When Myra and Drew Goodman first stuffed their organic baby greens in plastic bags two decades ago, they were just trying to keep their farm afloat and ...
Thermal mass stores up heat
QUESTION: The sun feels warm shining in a large south-facing kitchen window. I don't have a lot of money to spend, but I would like to fin...
NEW WILMINGTON, Feb. 10 (PDA) — The auction sold 48 loads of hay, six loads of straw, two loads of ear corn and four loads of oats.
Alfalfa, 110.-165.; mixed hay, 100.-1...
There are many advantages to no-till seeding, which may make it more feasible over the conventional method.
The first thing that comes to mind when no till is mentioned ...
Families making tough decisions at kitchen tables
GRANDVIEW, Texas — As the hay-filled pickup turns onto the gravel road by the parched pasture that hasn't been green sin...
The final day to apply for the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program is March 15. The program, called NAP, helps reduce the risks growers face when producing crop...
