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New grant funds Penn State pollinator program
A USDA grant will enhance a Penn State graduate program in entomology and ecology aimed at solving the problem of pollinator decline.
Building a root cellar
Hobby farmers, urban farmers, gardeners and back-to-the-land survivalists are using root cellars to store vegetables throughout the winter months. Here’s an easy way to make your own.
FSA Andy
Hello again! I hope you read this article weekly … because I requested a few snow flurries. It appears I was granted my wish. This article is always the hardest one for me to write — the last of 2012. I am a person who reflects on not only this year, but on years gone
Drought-related tax deferral opportunity
WASHINGTON — Farmers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought, like the drought currently affecting much of the nation, have an extended period of time in which to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced sales, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Farmers who, due to drought, sell
Read it Again: Week of Aug. 9, 2001
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Parian bisque doll heads captivate
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the admired “parian” antique dolls.
Learn to make a safer compost tea
BELTSVILLE, Md. – Compost tea is a brew favored by many organic growers. It’s made by adding small amounts of mature compost to unheated water and leaving it to sit, or steep.
Wayne County farmers create fund
WOOSTER, Ohio – A grassroots group of concerned individuals has created the Wayne County Farmers Support Fund to raise and distribute money to farmers with extreme, out-of-the-ordinary financial need.
Roundup of FFA news for March 24, 2022
Catch up on local FFA news from Black River FFA, Edon FFA and Crestview FFA.
Some states look to ethanol for cost relief after EPA issues a renewable fuel standard
The EPA released a final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard June 3 that sets a goal of 15 billion gallons of renewable fuel for 2022. At the same time, some states are turning to higher blends of ethanol for fuel cost relief.
