A major media event is scheduled for Monday in Hookstown. Gov. Edward Rendell and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman will be announcing the expansion of CREP to i...
Organic eggs are healthier
LOS ANGELES - In their relentless pursuit of a healthy diet, many consumers are turning to a new breed of egg.
Designer eggs, produced by chick...
Q. I share a house with lots of cousins, but there is one major problem. The house sits too low on its stone foundation, so low that some of the siding is underground. T...
Healthy soil is a balanced community of soil critters.
About 1 percent are pests, while all of the other species can benefit your lawn and garden. When we use chemicals ...
QUESTION: I went to my home center store to get compact fluorescent bulbs because they save money and may help my children read and study better. How can I determine whi...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the March 15 Mercer Livestock Auction.
CATTLE 214
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Heifers
Cows
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Feeder cattle
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Tristan Mabry, a 35-year-old Philadelphia doctoral student, wins the contest for a catchy new state slogan. His entry: The State of Independence.
Mabry wins a Pennsylvan...
Heating, cooling can be cheaper
FAIRBORN, Ohio - Products of the energy crunch in the 1970s, underground homes are worth another look from a new generation.
Because the e...
It should bring better quality
In early April, after more than five years of waiting, Pennsylvania will finally enact the state uniform construction code law passed in 19...
QUESTION: I have a shed-roofed porch (one slope butting into the wall of the house), nicely glassed in with windows, and with screens in summer. I am getting a lot of mo...
