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Farm bill conference committee to hold first public meeting
The first public meeting for the 2013 farm bill conference committee will be held Oct. 30.
Shale drilling appears to be ramping up, as the wells in that phase increase
A new drilling company enters Columbiana County and is granted three permits.
March 15 webinar will look at municipal water and shale drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension will examine municipalities’ roles related to water use and protection in the face of burgeoning Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania.
Webinar examines urban and rural shale-gas drilling differences
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The grass sometimes looks greener on the other side of the fence — or in the other corner of the state — not necessarily because it actually is greener, but because a disturbance in one’s own backyard makes the local situation lose its luster. That’s the case with some property owners
Knox County farmers reflect on nearly five decades of no-till
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — There are few tools as important and symbolic to farming as the plow. In one form or another, the plow has persisted across most generations of agriculture — from the horse-drawn hoes and “scratch” tillers used by ancient peoples, to the modern moldboard of the past 200-300 years. After all, if
New drilling fees proposal now available for public review
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The public can review and comment on a proposal that will better enable the Department of Environmental Protection to cover the increased costs and staffing needs for overseeing Pennsylvania’s booming natural gas industry. The Department of Environmental Protection hopes to replace the $100 flat fee for drilling permits with a sliding scale
No-till pioneers from two continents highlight tillage conference
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. — Nearly 150 farmers from Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York interested in no-till farming gathered to share their knowledge and pick up some new tips at the 12th annual Tri-State No-Till Conference last week in West Middlesex. Franke Dijkstra, a pioneer of no-till farming in Brazil, and Steve Groff, billed as Pennsylvania’s
Wildlife expert warns of ecological risks of natural gas drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With the unprecedented wave of deep-well, natural-gas drilling occurring across much of Pennsylvania, care must be taken to minimize impacts on wildlife and forests so critical to the state’s economy and heritage, according to a wildlife expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The Keystone State must proactively plan natural-gas
New bill promotes biogas production through tax credits
WASHINGTON — Billions of gallons of fossil fuels could be reduced through renewable energy sources produced from animal waste with a little ingenuity and modest government support. A group of seven bipartisan U.S. senators, including Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, have introduced groundbreaking legislation that promotes the development of biogas — a natural gas substitute
Senate passes first Lyme disease bill, now to House
A new bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee in the office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services recently became the first Lyme disease legislation to pass the Senate.
