The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Sept. 30 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $115. to 139.; commercial cows, 100. to 127.; feeder stee...
WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Thomas Perez is issuing a final rule raising the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $10.10 an hour.
The action puts in for...
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices in July increased at the slowest pace in 20 months, reflecting sluggish sales and a greater supply of houses for sale.
The Standard & Poor...
BUTLER TWP — The Penn State Cooperative Extension will have a natural gas workshop, “Making Sense of Natural Gas Pipelines and Right-of-Way Agreements” from 6:30 to 8:30...
Wheat now being planted
The last couple of weeks have provided hay producers with the best harvest weather of the season.
After a disappointing summer hay season, hay pr...
DETROIT — Chrysler is recalling nearly 350,000 older cars and SUVs to fix defective ignition switches that can cause the vehicles to stall.
With the latest recall, Chrys...
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple's newest iPhones ran into some glitches Wednesday after users complained that a new software update blocked their calls, and a video circulated to ...
NEW YORK — Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper said Tuesday they’ll work to reduce the calories Americans get from beverages by 20 percent over the next decade by more aggressivel...
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 ...
Full cabins, fees contribute
The airline industry strategy of packing cabins to record levels, charging fees for bags, food and entertainment and merging to reduce compet...
