Producers may now enroll into the Direct and counter-cyclical (DCP) program at the Farm Service Agency. The 2008 Farm Bill was extended for one more year so DCP is again...
CHEMSWEEP comes to county
Spring is just around the corner, we hope!
As the growing season approaches, producers and home gardeners are planning for a busy planting seas...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Tuesday livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $85. to 95.50; commercial cows, 65.50 to 78.50; commercial...
Punxsutawney Phil is predicting an early spring so what better way to get out and look ahead to spring than to visit with friends and neighbors at the 2013 Farm-City Ban...
The Butler County Farm Bureau will celebrate Food Check-Out Week from Feb. 17 to 23 as a means of recognizing that growing and raising wholesome food is a farmer’s top g...
Due to federal “fiscal cliff” delays and tax law changes, farmers need to recheck this year’s tax-filing rules.
The IRS is finally ready for the onslaught of 2012 tax re...
“Forages — Changes, Challenges and Opportunities” is the theme of the 16th annual Northwest Pennsylvania Grazing Conference.
The conference will be held March 12 at the ...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Tuesday livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $80. to 93.50; commercial cows, 60. to 80.; commercial ste...
But costs, other issue cloud its future use
PITTSBURGH — The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing nontoxic fluids for the drilling ...
The 2013 Western Pa. Crops Day event will be held Feb. 26 at the Atrium in Prospect. This event will feature Penn State University specialists William Curran, Greg Roth ...
