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Employing minors on your farm
It’s that time of year when students are preparing for the school year to end and many are looking for a job. You may have one or more students knock on your door asking if they may work for you after school and then during those days when school is not in session. Are there
Wish I had one more day for stories
If I could have just one more day with my grandmother, I would treasure her stories beyond measure.
Judith Sutherland: Local, farm-fresh food is the best
I have always enjoyed conversation with those who enjoy growing as well as hunting their own food. There is an insight that goes beyond the typical, because for each of them, this became a conscious choice at some point in their lives.
Honors abound for two men devoted to vegetable production in Pa.
By ANDY ANDREWS HERSHEY, Pa. — Nobody thought of Herbert Pollock as simply a seed salesman. In fact, when he made his rounds in many parts of western Pennsylvania, the longtime Agway (formerly Eastern States) sales representative was considered a crop consultant. Farmers would seek him out for his advice on the best ways to
The New Deal was the real deal
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” When Franklin D. Roosevelt used these words in the first hundred days of 1933, he was introducing the U.S. to a new way of thinking. In the previous few years,
U.S. farmers lend a hand in Uganda
SALEM, Ohio – A brutal civil war. Farmers forced from their land. Crowded displaced persons camps. Murder.
Minnesota, Ohio, Pa. and Wisconsin dairies earn top honors
The National Mastitis Council recognized the best of the best, when it comes to quality milk production, at its Feb. 1 awards luncheon.
On-farm culture: a tool for fighting mastitis
On-farm culture is a fast, inexpensive way to diagnose the cause of mastitis in order to make the appropriate treatment or management decisions.
Mercer County (Pa.) 4-H Roundup champions sell market animals
Meet the winners of this year’s Mercer County (Pa.) 4-H Roundup market livestock competitions.
2009 Lawrence County Fair Livestock Auction
This year’s auction at the Lawrence County Fair had 17 lots resold, with proceeds benefiting the Lawrence County 4-H and the Wilmington, Mohawk and Laurel FFA chapters. Check out bid prices, buyers and photos from the auction, as well as some other shots from around the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.
