Bankers in some parts of the Midwest are tightening the screws on farmers in the new year.
Fifty-two percent of bankers in a 10-state area said they’ve boosted collatera...
I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday season and as we pushed 2018 out the door it looks like we did so with a record rainfall.
Officially in Pittsburgh we broke...
The Butler County Agricultural Land Preservation Board is taking applications this month from farmers looking to get farmland preservation easements on their properties....
Penn State Extension is offering several education meetings to help private, public and commercial applicators fulfill their recertification credit requirements for thei...
Operations hurt by own efficiency
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Dairy farmers are a hardy lot.
They get up early each day to tend to their animals and never stop working until the e...
Along with a little less rain, farmers in Pennsylvania are hoping for the elimination of federal trade tariffs and access to more foreign markets in 2019.
“The weather, ...
A Butler County girl won first place in a Department of Agriculture poster contest and will be presented with her prize during the upcoming Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Linds...
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — Brenda Rudolph went in February for her first physical in three years, and she flipped out on her doctor about the price of milk, the 38-year-old da...
Rainy growing season blamed
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 reauthorizes crop insurance and conservation programs that farmers rely on during tough times and revi...
EAST MEON, England — Faced with seesawing commodity prices and the pressure to be more efficient and environmentally friendly, farmer Jamie Butler is trying out a new wo...
