The average U.S. farmer got older. The average farm got bigger. The number of mid-sized farms declined, but large and small operations held steady, the USDA reported in ...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board has safeguarded 2,359 additional acres on 26 farms in 13 counties through the state’s farmland preservat...
After a long and difficult winter, it’s time to think spring!
Are you looking for a way to get out and relieve some of that cabin fever? Why not visit with friends and n...
Will this winter’s cold temperatures reduce pest populations in your crops next year?
The cold winter thus far has prompted many folks to ask what the influence of thes...
Looking for the latest information on crop production in Western Pennsylvania?
If so, there is still time to register for the Western PA Crops Day to be held Feb. 25 at...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction.
Commercial bulls, $113 to 115; med heights, 109 to 112; commercial cow, 90 to 101.50; lo...
She is president of county 4-H Youth Council
“4-H is about bettering yourself,” said newly elected Butler County 4-H Youth Council President Lanae Mortimer.
The 17-year-...
NW-PA Project Grass will meet at Hoss’s in Grove City on Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. There will be a business meeting in the morning followed by an afternoon presentation on “Nut...
The election for the FSA county committee members to represent producers in Local Administrative Area (LAA) 2 and LAA 4 was held Thursday with the following results.
Ele...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction.
Commercial bulls, $87. to 105.; commercial cows, up to 91.; commercial steers, 140.50; c...
