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Conditions good as season starts Spring planting is now in full swing, soils are dried out and spring seeded crops are being planted in favorable conditions. Not just loc...

With spring field work well under way and crops soon to go in the ground, now is a good time to remind those who participate in USDA programs of conservation compliance....

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s livestock auction. Heavy commercial bulls, $146.50; commercial cows, 100. to 133.; fed colored st...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Wednesday auction. Heavy commercial bulls, $120. to 133.; commercial cows, 100. to 122.; fed colored st...

Planters easy to store, move People on the move often spurn gardening as a hobby because they have to leave their plants behind. But new innovations and creative ideas ar...

Butler County resident Nancy Smith, fourth from left, was selected to win $2,500 from the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program sponsored by Monsanto. The money is ...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided this report on Tuesday’s auction: Heavy commercial bulls, $139 to 161; commercial cows, 105 to 120; fed colored high choice steers,...

Is starting an agricultural business right for you? Whether your vision includes making goat cheese, selling cut flowers or growing rare tomato varieties, the Penn State...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the April 14 livestock auction. Heavy commercial bulls, $120 to 137; commercial cows, 110 to 122; fed color...

MARIANNA — A calf born with its heart in its neck is thriving on a Western Pennsylvania farm. Tom Leech, the Amwell Township farmer who owns 6-week-old “Cardio Brisket” ...