Lillie Farm: Adversity won’t keep this farm down
The Lillie Farm is full of dairy history, but as times changed, so did it. It is now a grain farm.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Sept. 25, 2014
On Sept. 16, nine students in the Zane Trace Agriculture Leadership and Communications class traveled to the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio, to promote the Food For Thought Grant Program.
Kentucky research explores irrigation questions
Irrigated acres have doubled in the past five years in Kentucky but still remain under 10 percent of the state’s total acreage.
Pennsylvania cheese production up 5 percent
The Keystone State’s Italian varieties, with 261.6 million pounds, were 5.1 percent above 2012 production and accounted for 61.3 percent of total cheese in 2013.
Soil bacteria could help farmers grow more crops
Believe it or not, the thing that could change farming isn’t the climate or a new piece of equipment.
New record at Tuscarawas County Fair sale
The Tuscarawas County Fair set another sale record.
Equipment companies showcase their newest at Farm Science Review
From planters to harvesters, the focus continues to be on high-tech, precision equipment.
Celiac disease v. gluten intolerance
Many people are familiar with the gluten-free movement, even if they don't tailor their diets around gluten-free foods.
Identifying teen alcohol and drug abuse
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The number of teens who abuse tobacco, alcohol, drugs and other substances hasn’t changed much in the past couple of decades...
Can you make money with chestnuts? Learn how Nov. 6
While the chances of an American chestnut variety becoming a timber tree again is likely decades away, Bob Stehli of Wintergreen Tree Farm said there is money to be made in chestnuts.
