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It’s time to say goodbye and move on
Dianne Shoemaker and I have been sharing this Dairy Channel column since 1997, I think. That’s a total of about 130 Dairy Channel articles for each of us.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau salutes Wolff, Steele
Pa. Farm Bureau presented former state agriculture secretary Dennis Wolff and former dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences Robert Steele with Barn Raiser Awards to recognize their years of public service to the agricultural community.
‘Golden’ Guernsey family in western Pa. helps mark All-American Dairy Show golden anniversary
Tucked in the far southwestern corner of Pennsylvania, John and Dorothy Marchezak juggled the demands of a dairy operation and raising children, Patty, Jan and John E. They bottled their own milk, with a door-to-door delivery route, and sold meat from their Washington County farm.
Pennsylvania struggles with Canada goose population
Growing populations of resident Canada geese – those that for the most part do not migrate – are being blamed for a diversity of problems such as fouling water supplies, causing crop damage and creating nuisances on public beaches and golf courses.
Groundhog’s day: Why exactly do groundhogs hibernate?
Residents of Pennsylvania look to the groundhog each Feb. 2 to forecast the weather. According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; if not, an early spring is predicted.
Backyard fireworks aren’t worth losing your sight over
Hospital emergency rooms treat thousands of people for fireworks-related injuries each Fourth of July holiday.
Most of these victims are children; most of the injuries are caused by backyard, “class C” fireworks.
Rabobank isn’t out for the count
Just as the noisy presidential campaign reached its October crescendo, the biggest, most bitter issue in farm country – Rabobank’s bid to buy Omaha’s Farm Credit Services of America (FCSA) – skidded to a quiet end.
Hurricane Katrina: How you can help
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there are many groups offering help to Gulf Coast residents. In addition to the Red Cross, Salvation Army and UNICEF, here are some of the groups reaching out specifically to 4-H and farming families:
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: GPS has a place in Ohio
LONDON, Ohio – Global positioning systems, satellites and in-tractor monitors aren’t out of reach of Ohio farmers, according to one manufacturing representative who demonstrated the technology during last week’s Farm Science Review.
Elections likely to mean status quo for agriculture, subsidies
While Republicans regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats held onto the majority in the Senate, the new agricultural committees in each chamber aren’t likely to touch farm subsidy programs.
