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Update records at your county FSA office
Now is the time to sign up for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. Producers with farming interest changes should stop by the office and get records updated.
Boxwood blight found in West Virginia
Boxwood Blight, a devastating pest to boxwoods, has been identified in West Virginia retail locations.
Pasture walk to feature grass-fed beef
WERNERSVILLE, Pa. — Lancaster County Graziers and Pennsylvania Certified Organic will hold a pasture walk June 20 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Forrest Stricker’s Spring Creek Farms. Participants will walk the pastures and talk animal performance and pasture condition with Ian Mitchell-Innes, Mark Bader, Ned MacArthur and Forrest Stricker. Stricker has been grazing his dairy
Ag safety channel now on YouTube
The best agricultural safety videos are one click away on the new YouTube channel, “U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers,” at www.youtube.com/USagCenters. The channel is a joint project of the 10 Agricultural Centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Penn State wins soils competition
A Penn State Soil Judging Team won the Northeast Regional Soil Judging Contest held Oct. 21-25 near Adamstown, Md.
Harrison Co. court rules against Chesapeake based on lease language
CADIZ, Ohio — A 1959 lease is at the root of a lawsuit in Harrison County against Chesapeake Exploration. A decision was handed down Jan. 17 between The Jewett Sportsmen and Farmers Club Inc. versus Chesapeake Exploration, LLC. Original lease The ground was originally leased by the North American Coal Company in 1959. Chesapeake acquired
Angus breeders, stay on top of defect
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The American Angus Association is working to keep the cattle industry up to date on arthrogryposis multiplex (AM), or curly calf syndrome, a genetic defect discovered within the breed late in 2008. Since the gene has been identified and testing has become available, five labs are now conducting the tests and
Illegal hunting laws need enforced
Editor: I have never written or responded to a letter to the editor of any publication. However, I felt compelled to do so upon reading Dr. Smith’s letter (https://moxiequinn713.farmanddairy.com/news/letters-to-the-editor/deer-season-not-dog-season/10685.html) printed in the Dec. 18, 2008, edition of Farm and Dairy. I felt many emotions when I read his letter. First, I was deeply saddened for
New online resource to aid farmers and ranchers
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency has launched an online resource to aid farmers and ranchers in focusing on how to protect against down-side risks, as well as how best to take advantage of up-side opportunities in the market. The new resource, a sub-site of the agency’s Web site, farm-risk-plans.USDA.gov, allows producers
Webinar guides high feed cost survival
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In today’s economy, the cost of feeding dairy cattle –and any livestock — is skyrocketing and leaving producers in a tailspin trying to find ways to maintain profitability. DAIReXNET, an arm of the national eXtension initiative, will offer a Webinar aimed at helping producers survive high feed costs Aug. 18 at 8
