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Peacock, party of two?
Kymberly Foster Seabolt was recently visited by a pair of peacocks. She recaps the chaos that ensued.
How to write a farm business plan
Sometimes farmers forget farming is our business, not just our lifestyle. Writing a business plan helps us look past daily “to do’s” and envision what we want our farms to be in the future.
Northwest PA honors ag educators
CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa. — The 2009 Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators Conference was held July 13-16 at the Conneaut Lake Park Hotel in northwestern Pennsylvania. About 120 agricultural educators and advisers attended the conference, which included workshops, local industry tours, and recreational activities. The awards banquet, held July 15, recognized outstanding educators for their years
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 19, 2009
LORAIN, Ohio — The Pitchfork Pals 4-H club met March 8 to discuss fair ideas and hear demonstrations from members. Giving demos were Sean Ortner (Legos), Keith Grobe (meat rabbits) and Travis Clark (electricity). A Clover bud, Ryan Ortner, spoke about his NASCAR collection. The club is still collecting pop tabs and used cell phones.
Jewelry used to update clothing, status
Costume jewelry continues to delight the ladies (and the men collectors), as columnist Roy Booth shares this week.
Not even a hurricane could dampen the spirit of the Peggy Martin Rose
NEW ORLEANS – This is the story of a rose. A nameless rose. A rose that has no thorns – not one. It came to Peggy Martin as a little cutting from a friend, who had gotten a cutting from a relative, who had in turn gotten it from another relative.
Pennsylvania-born falcons tracked from space
Satellite technology is being used by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to track the dispersal and migration flights of peregrine falcons born and reared earlier this year on buildings in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
Penn spells out dairy, sugar prices and loan rate decisions
J.B. Penn, newly installed under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural programs at USDA, says the department will sell government-owned sugar to ethanol producers and others to improve domestic prices, manage USDA’s sugar inventory and help meet U.S. energy needs.
Family defeated in milk checkoff lawsuit
A U.S. district court judge ruled March 24 the milk checkoff is constitutional.
Barn swallows earn their keep
Every spring Tami Gingrich awaits the arrival of the first barn swallow with great anticipation. And throughout the summer she’s delighted by them.
