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Increase crop diversity to decrease pest damage and pesticide use
A new Penn State research project will allow growers to improve their pest control and increase grain crop production while reducing pesticide use.
So you want to start a vineyard …
Reality check: N.Y. numbers show it takes about $18,000 per acre to establish a vineyard.
Penn State researchers say road work spreads invasive plant seeds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State researchers created a computer simulation based on field experiments that showed how road regrading in the spring could play a role in the rapid spread of Japanese stilt grass.
Hershey caps 4-H career with horses as world pinto champ.
WOOSTER, Ohio — It’s always nice to end your 4-H career on a high note, and one equine exhibitor from Ohio’s Wayne County has certainly done so. Andrea Hershey, 18, achieved her highest honor in June at the Pinto World Show in Tulsa, Okla. The Wooster resident won world champion with her pinto horse named
USDA compensating women and Hispanic farmers and ranchers for past discrimination
COLUMBUS — If you are a female farmer or rancher or a Hispanic farmer or rancher and you believe the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) improperly denied farm loan benefits to you for certain time periods between 1981 and 2000 because of your gender or race, you may be eligible to apply for compensation.
International Silo Assoc. recommends action now to preserve your tower silo
LUXEMBURG, Wis. — A drive around the countryside this time of the year will enable one to see farmers out working in their fields. According to the International Silo Association, this is also the time of year to focus on preventative maintenance on the tower silos that will store the harvest. Time to do it!
DEP Fines Chesapeake Energy More Than $1 Million
The penalties address violations in Bradford and Washington Counties in Pa.
Factory funding — a humane operation?
Editor: Less than halfway through 2011 and already we see animal rights organizations proclaiming victory in our state. It is always amazing just what factory funding can do, how money can trump science and years of proven success. For anyone not familiar with the term, it’s when you gather up huge sums of money to
Radiation from Japan not hurting food
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Radiation spewing from Japan’s severely damaged nuclear facilities following the recent earthquake and tsunami is not endangering the United States’ food supply, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Based upon the government reports, there is currently no risk to our country’s food supply, said Martin
Rural water well owners needed for research on Marcellus gas drilling
WASHINGTON, Ohio — Penn State’s School of Forest Resources, along with several Penn State Cooperative Extension county offices, have received funding from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center to conduct a research study on the potential impacts of Marcellus gas drilling on rural drinking water wells. The data collected
