Rain, rain, go away 

Kymberly Foster Seabolt laments the rainy weather we’ve had all spring to close the wettest year-long period in U.S. records, which date back to 1895.

Penn State unveils renovated agricultural engineering building

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held June 8 to mark the official opening of Penn State’s rebuilt and renovated Agricultural Engineering Building.

Ask FSA Andy about farm storage loans

Having a grain bin available for delivery 24 hours a day, seven days a week saves time and helps a farming operation run more efficiently.

The Ice Cream Barn

A local FSA office recently enjoyed dipping ice cream at the Ice Cream Barn for its county fair.

A new term for adulting

There is a certain relaxation in leaving legal adults home alone.

Nobody writes notes anymore

The days of the hand-written love letter are numbered. No lovely hand-written love letters will be treasured, kept under lock and key, one day taking you back in time.

Improve on last year’s shortcomings

As it applies to no-till and soil conservation, frost seeding can be an effective, economical and environmentally sound method of improving forage in pastures and hay fields.

Chesapeake Bay farmers to be surveyed on use of conservation

Several ag and governmental organizations have partnered to develop a survey that will ask producers to document conservation.

Ohio EPA Nutrient Reduction Strategy to measure ‘health of streams’

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is awaiting Congressional action on a Nutrient Reduction Strategy that it submitted to the federal EPA June 28.

The proposal seeks new limits on the amounts of phosphorus and nitrogen that can enter Ohio’s various streams and water bodies, but in relation to the aquatic life in a particular stream, and other biological factors.