QUESTION: We drink a lot of coffee and other hot beverages. I thought of installing a hot water dispenser for convenience. Are these really useful and will using one...
More than 200 Butler County 4-H volunteers, members and guests were on hand for the annual Achievement and Recognition Banquet held recently at the Butler County Communi...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the Nov. 29 Mercer Livestock Auction.
CATTLE 275 — Steers — Choice 1-3, 1100-1550 lbs., 83.-89., t...
VALMEYER, Ill. — Erin Shevlin doesn't live on a farm but would like to run a small one someday. And the 16-year-old thanks her school with helping plant that seed.
Valme...
Humane Society claims food risk
WASHINGTON — Chickens and turkeys should be covered by the same law as cows, pigs and other animals when they are slaughtered, the Humane ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Dave Nielsen just spent nearly $14,000 to fertilize his crops, an amount he never could have imagined when he started farming 20 years ago.
But the $410 a ...
Nice choice with rising fuel costs
QUESTION: With natural gas prices so high, I want to install an efficient wood-burning fireplace to help heat my home. I have an op...
A reader recently asked us to help her with an insect problem. She wanted to know how to deal with silverfish.
A silverfish is a slender, cigar-shaped, shiny, silver or ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the Nov. 21 New Wilmington Livestock Auction.
CATTLE 198 — Steers — Choice 1-3, few, 1120-1220 lbs...
Even though it will soon be winter, it's not too soon to think about the 2006 crop season.
To help producers plan ahead for the next growing season, the Penn State Exten...
