We need agricultural technology to feed the world
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- To feed a world population projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, technology that can enhance food production will be...
Co-firing biomass with coal can help Pennsylvania reach energy goal
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Blending biomass into the coal stream that feeds electricity-generation plants offers the opportunity to reduce harmful emissions and create a...
FAPRI report: Will livestock sector be the tide that lifts the farm economy ship?
WASHINGTON -- The livestock sector can lead the agricultural economy to higher net farm income, assuming the farm economy benefits from a recovering general...
Tractors exempt from Pa. road regs, but not farm trucks
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- It looks like farm tractors will be exempt from the new motor carrier regulations being revised in Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania's Independent Regulatory Review...
SURE program aids Hardin County farmer and spurs local economy
WASHINGTON — Ohio farmers enjoyed a significant increase in disaster recovery funding as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). SURE....
Ohio, Pa. dairymen still hoping to make voices heard
MOUNT HOPE, Ohio -- Several hundred dairy farmers in Ohio and Pennsylvania are determined to make a difference in policy that affects milk pricing...
Dairymen can get milk marketing advice on conference calls
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Dairy farmers can learn strategies that may help control milk's price and increase market value during two March "Mastering the Dairy...
USDA: Organic dairies must get cows out on pasture 120 days
WASHINGTON -- If you want to follow national guidelines for selling organic milk, your dairy animals must graze pasture during the grazing season --...
Pa. farmers hammered by DOT regs
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed a series of regulations aimed at operators of farm equipment in Pennsylvania. Those regulations would require farmers to keep logs, prohibit anyone under 18 from working a tractor, and anyone operating a tractor or other farm equipment would need a medical certificate.
USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board revises projections
URBANA, Ill. -- In its February report, USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board revised projections of 2009-10 marketing year corn and soybean exports.Corn United States...