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Food safety workshops planned for small-scale dairy foods processors
Penn State Extension will offer two food safety workshops for dairy foods processors on successive days in August at Penn State’s University Park campus.
Stingless wasps defend ash trees and battle ash borer
Biological control staff rear four stingless wasp species that are natural enemies of the emerald ash borer.
Kentucky fruit, vegetable conference dates are set
Fruit and vegetable producers are welcome to attend the 2019 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference Jan. 7-8 at Lexington’s Embassy Suites Hotel.
Penn State online dairy course expands
After a successful launch, the Dairy Production and Management MOOC is now offered in five languages — English, Spanish, Bulgarian, Chinese and Portuguese.
New Castle auctioneer named champion bid caller at Pa. Farm Show
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jeff Pennington, of New Castle, was named champion auctioneer at the 36th Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association Bid Calling Contest, Jan. 14, at the 2015 Pennsylvania Farm Show.
House, Senate approve $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill; ag research gets boost
This is the first comprehensive spending proposal for the federal government since the 2012 omnibus spending bill. The good news is that the bill increases discretionary funding for major ag programs.
FSA seeking county committee advisers
Hello again! Happy New Year! Whew, it seems like our “cliff diving” trip has been canceled. I, for one, am very happy about that — I am not real impressed with rocky heights with only a flimsy rope to catch me if I fall. The good news is, a farm bill extension now looms in
America’s egg farmers bring back iconic incredible edible egg jingle
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — The incredible edible egg. It’s a tune familiar to so many Americans, one that stays in your head all day long, and now the incredible edible egg jingle is back. The iconic jingle is turning 35 this year, and America’s egg farmers are celebrating by launching a new version. As part
USDA: Natural selenium good for sheep
WASHINGTON — A more cost-effective, longer-lasting selenium supplement for livestock may soon be available, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist. Animals as well as humans need selenium, a trace mineral and component of antioxidants, to stay healthy. Inadequate selenium in sheep reduces conception rates, increases neonatal mortality, and in some instances, causes “white
University of Kentucky opens new animal health lab
In 2008, the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory broke ground on a $28.5 million expansion and renovation journey. Now the state-of-the-art project is complete and the lab is open to serve Kentucky’s animal agriculture industries.
