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Pa. Association for Sustainable Agriculture partners with Food Alliance to create “sustainable ag certification”
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — At the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture‘s 18th annual Farming for the Future Conference, executive director Brian Snyder announced a partnership with Food Alliance for sustainable agriculture certification. Food Alliance executive director Scott Exo pointed out that in today’s markets the stakes are higher for social responsibility and environment management. He
Back to the future: An adventure in fifth grade
You know that nightmare we’ve all had where you suddenly find yourself back in school? Perhaps something has happened and it has come to light that you never actually graduated and *poof* there you are, back in class? That’s the one where you wake up in a cold sweat and the only way it could
Fall: It’s not the end of the grazing season, it’s the beginning
October signals the coming end to our pasture-growing season. In some cases the growing season equals the grazing season. When pasture growth ends, so does the grazing. However, for those graziers who have managed their pastures and watched over pasture health, the grazing season extends beyond the growing season.
Coalition proposes funding plan to address Chesapeake Bay water woes
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, Pennsylvania Builders Association, Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently unveiled the Pennsylvania Fair Share for Clean Water Plan. The plan will help wastewater plant ratepayers and farmers finance improvements needed to address Chesapeake Bay and statewide water quality improvement
What’s in a name? Creative crime and the ‘Junior’ league
Recently, I have begun to branch out in my daily newspaper reading. Now that I have discovered the birth announcements, I am no longer confined to the police blotter to keep up with the myriad ways humans can commit crimes against the innocent.
Dairy Excel: Check the pulse of your farm business
How are decisions made on the farm?
Going to the dogs
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt watched her household – and other pets - change when she brought home a new puppy.
Net farm income outlook not good
Lower livestock, crop prices to blame for weak forecast; recovery seen in 2003 with ‘safety net.’
Milk bonus does your wallet good
By adjusting management practices, milk producers could probably obtain bonuses with little or no added production costs.
Texel breeders know no boundaries
NASHPORT, Ohio – When advice travels thousands of miles to plop itself on your doorstep, you listen.
