Pennsylvania 4-H announces new State Council team
The new Pennsylvania 4-H State Council team was unveiled at the 2024 Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference, held Feb. 2-4 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College.
Corn markets look concerning ahead of planting
Marlin Clark explores the reasons for a market that continues to hit new lows.
Community meeting discusses pore space leasing for regional hydrogen hub
Farmers and landowners recently attended a pore space leasing meeting in Claysville, Pennsylvania to find out how it works before ptoentially leasing their land to accommodate the new ARCH2 hub.
The American kestrel: A falcon in peril
Tami Gingrich discusses the value of Ohio's smallest bird of prey, the American Kestrel, and her efforts to boost its numbers.
Ohio and Pennsylvania continue to lose farms, farmland
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia each lost farms since the last USDA Census of Agriculture, Ohio with a 2.3% loss, Pennsylvania with a 7.7% loss and West Virginia at 3.5%.
Federal court bans use of three dicamba weedkillers
A federal court in Arizona banned the use of three widely used dicamba weedkillers after finding the EPA broke the law by allowing them to be on the market.
Limbo market offers farmers little hope
Marlin Clark admits to being the bearer of bad market news recently. The only positive is that corn prices are so low, exports have increased.
Weirton’s last steel mill to close in April
Cleveland Cliffs will close Weirton, West Virginia's last steel mill after the International Trade Commission rejected a petition for foreign steel tariffs.
C. Sherman Allen remembered for passion, service to community
Allen, who died unexpectedly Feb. 12, was well-known auctioneer, former county commissioner, active supporter of the Crawford County Fair and vocal dairy industry advocate.
The mule: A healthy hybrid
Mules are a healthy hybrid, displaying hybrid vigor, a phenomenon distinguished by superior characteristics far surpassing that of either parent.
