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Pennsylvania preserves farmland in 16 counties
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board recently added 4,528 acres on 40 farms to the state’s nationally recognized Farmland Preservation Program, Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding said. Counties The action keeps those lands in agricultural use and protects them from development. The latest farms to be preserved are located in Adams, Berks,
Witmer’s civil lawsuit settles after lengthy court battle
Settlements have been reached between Witmer’s Feed and Grain, Inc., an ex-employee and three other defendants. However, the details are not being released.
Indiana farm fatalities up for the second consecutive year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2008 Indiana Farm Fatality Report, compiled by Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program, documents 28 agricultural-related fatalities in 2008, up from 24 in 2007. Report online Gail Deboy, Purdue agricultural safety engineer and report coordinator, and Bill Field of Purdue’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering collected farm accident
Clearing some things up
Hi again, In last week’s article, I mentioned that qualifying for the Quality Loss Program required certain actions on behalf of producers. I wanted to clarify a couple of issues that may have been misleading. First, a producer does have to have a quantity loss application on file. However, that application does not have to
Diesel prices a reason to take stock, reevaluate crop production expenses
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Diesel prices are up roughly 50 percent from this time last year and farmers need to look at different methods to maximize fuel efficiency, said a Purdue University expert. The average price farmers paid for diesel fuel in the Corn Belt last April was $2.50 per gallon according to reports from
Read it Again: Week of April 26, 2001.
Each week “Farm and Dairy” takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Read it Again: Week of April 25, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Nostalgia on wheels: Classic cars
Classic car imposters abound, particularly in sunny California. Antique columnist Roy Booth suggests how to tell the wanna-bes from the real thing.
Transgenic cows resist mastitis
WASHINGTON – USDA researchers have used gene-transfer technologies to produce dairy cows that resist a widespread bacterial infection called mastitis.
Get ride of those thin paper masks
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farm workers operating machinery in dusty conditions or handling toxic materials should take extra safety precautions by using a personal respirator rather then relying on thin paper masks, say University of Missouri extension specialists.
