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Biofuel’s encroachment into forages to be addressed by grazing experts
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Anyone concerned with the nation's energy future should attend an upcoming joint national conference on pasture land and animal feed set for June 24-26 at Penn State's University Park campus.
Common ground: Europe is changing
If you believe the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill process is complicated - 2 million farmers, 435 representatives, 100 senators, innumerable ideas - it's a simple souffl
Animal welfare rules are dynamic
Testimony before a House or Senate committee is not always the most scintillating reading. I've always marveled how legislators can stay awake during the most boring of hearings.
Farmers rally to draw attention to food origin labeling
ROME, Ohio - The security of knowing where our food is produced was the focus of an informational rally at the
The week no words would come
There are some weeks when writing a column is hard (OK, most weeks). There's never a lack of things to write about, but making those topics interesting is the tough part.
Origin labeling being resurrected
If you could save, say, $1,000 on the purchase of a new car or truck because it did not have a shatterproof windshield and side glass, would you cut the deal? Of course not; the safety of you and your family is priceless.
Fight is on for piece of conservation pie
Farm bill fights usually center on the legislation's commodity title, the section that explains who, when and how farmers can tap the federal treasury should crop prices fall.
Farm Bureau blasts horse slaughter ban
WASHINGTON - Horse slaughter is an issue that cuts to the core of agriculture and it has farmers looking anxiously to their legislators for help.
Thoughts from Washington
U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, on ... The 2007 farm bill: Better prices lately have meant less spending, so it's likely there will be less money to go around this time.
Pa. farmers take message to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON - The 2007 farm bill was at the top of the list of topics that more than 150 farmers from across Pennsylvania discussed with congressional representatives in Washington D.