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Corn, alfalfa harvest starts Optimum weather conditions have dried out fields and corn silage producers have begun harvest. Most dairy farms will harvest corn silage or ...

Tis’ the season — for harvest that is. Increased farm activity as producers harvest their crops means that drivers need to be alert for slow-moving agricultural machiner...

Lake Erie recently made the news again with an algae bloom near Toledo affecting the water supply for hundreds of thousands of people. While these blooms have been occur...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction. Commercial bulls, $125. to 140.; commercial cows, 100. to 117.; feeder steers, 185. to 2...

Penn State Extension is an educational network that gives people in Pennsylvania’s 67 counties access to the university’s resources and expertise. Partnering with govern...

On Sept. 27, at its annual Fall Garden Workshop, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Butler County will present “Your Garden, Your Planet,” a workshop all about gar...

Farming rights offered protections Agricultural security areas are intended to promote permanent and viable farming operations over the long term by strengthening the far...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction. Commercial bulls, $120. to 137.5.; commercial cows, 100. to 120.; feeder steers, 150. to...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction. Commercial bulls, $115. to 139.; commercial cows, 105. to 120.; feeder steers, 165. to 2...

Enrollment ends Nov. 28 FSA recently announced that starting today farmers can enroll in the new dairy Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program, established by t...