WICHITA, Kan. — The nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back loans after years of low crop prices and export markets hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with a k...
The Butler County Conservation District is conducting its 2019 seedling sale.
Seedlings being sold include Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Pine, White Spruce, Eastern Red...
As we transition from the chaotic activities of the holiday season to the quiet of winter days, many of us anticipate the arrival of garden and seed catalogs.
These cat...
Al Overland is not saying you should refer to almond milk as nut juice. He's also not saying you shouldn't.
“I've heard it called that,” said Overland, a dairy farmer ne...
With March almost upon us and spring right around the corner, area winter meetings are ending but you still have time to register for several meetings close to home.
Cro...
Punxsutawney Phil declared an early spring for 2019. With that encouragement, these activities lay the groundwork for our gardening preparations.
Finalize your vegetabl...
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Allegheny County Conservation District will host the 3rd annual Western Pennsylvania Regional Soil Health conference M...
Members of Butler, Beaver-Lawrence and Mercer County Farm Bureaus recently attended the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference, “Culti...
As I write this article the current temperature is hovering around 4 degrees, but the forecast temperature by the time this article is published could be in the mid-fift...
The Butler County Penn State Extension office, 101 Motor Pool Way, Butler, is holding a ServSafe food safety manager course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 and 28, and a c...
