Tag: farms
Heimerl Farms is a multi-faceted family operation
Heimerl Farms raises livestock and crops, makes own feed and handles trucking.
Heimerl Farms: Some history
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio -- It's taken a few years for Heimerl Farms to get where it is today. The farm was started about 1950 when...
Pa. Preservation Board protects nearly 2,400 acres of farmland
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board protected 2,389 additional acres on 28 farms from development through the state’s nationally recognized farmland...
Move over, Kardashians! Farm Kings are the new reality TV stars
MERCER, Pa. — Grab a bowl of popcorn and turn on the television. There is a new reality series in the making, but it’s...
Belmont County landowners trying to cancel five-year-old oil and shale gas...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — A group of Belmont County landowners claim Oxford Oil Company may be over-stretching a clause in their gas leases to...
Ask FSA Andy: There are USDA loans out there for farmers
Hello Again!This week I would like to remind you that USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers loans for farmers to purchase farmland and finance...
Thank a hunter for 75 years of conservation
Later this year, the conservation community will celebrate the 75th anniversary of federal legislation that keeps state wildlife agencies afloat. On Sept. 2,...
Some hot numbers in cold times
As the world stumbles toward a summer of financial winter, one part of the American economy continues its merry, five-year waltz: U.S. ag exports...
Potato, tomato growers affected by late blight should remain vigilant
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Late blight, the same disease that caused Ireland's potato famine in the 19th century, was confirmed in three Pennsylvania counties...
Manchester Farms Pennsylvania farm spans 213 years
Historic western Pa. farm fighting to survive, surrounded by longwall mining.
