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Big Butler Fair honors youths Youth are an important part of the Big Butler Fair and they represent the future of not only the fair, but also Butler County. In honor of o...

Hunting, building barrier pose best defense Groundhog Day might be long over, but some folks may be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Patty Gibbons, a Butler County Penn S...

Planted acre data collected July 16 will be the final day to timely report planted acres to the Farm Service Agency. Many producers have replanted “failed” acres; these ...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the July 3 livestock auction. Commercial bulls, $87. to 90.; commercial cows, few lower, 41. to 85.; commer...

Dig holes, eat crops Everyone is familiar with Groundhog Day being Feb. 2 and the excitement of whether or not a shadow will be seen on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney. Th...

Ag secretary wants vote soon WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday urged the Republican-led House to vote on a longterm farm policy bill, saying failur...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the June 26 auction. Commercial bulls, $83.50 to 111.; commercial cows, 30. to 87.; commercial steers, 108....

Farmers and landowners are being reminded that local Farm Service Agency county committee nominations began June 15. Farmers are urged to participate in this year’s coun...

Their population explodes in Pa. Army worms are not new to Pennsylvania, but this year’s population has exploded and there are reports of damage to crops across Pennsylv...

The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the June 19 livestock auction. Commercial bulls, $90. to 100.; commercial cows, 85. down; commercial steers...