Any forester and economist will tell you that hardwood markets are very different from other markets. Even Bill Luppold of the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, with over 40 years of experience analyzing hardwood forest markets, said “They are not what’s taught in economic textbooks” du...

Many landowners in the Northeast have received letters, postcards and even personal visits from solar developers who are interested in leasing land. Brooke Duer of the Ag Law Center at Penn State said it’s important to understand the big picture when looking at solar development leasing. A solar dev...

Brian Sean Wee, certified financial planner (CFP) and founder of Next Level Horse Businesses, hosted a free webinar on June 7. Wee provided knowledge to help those in the equine industry build strong and profitable riding lesson programs. Starting his career as a professional horse rider on both coa...

Staying grounded in life means you aren’t controlled by external chaos and have the ability to stay calm and connect to the core of who you are in the face of uncertainty. Having a good grounding system on your fence energizer will also help control the chaos of animals getting loose and allow you t...

Dr. Tara Haskins, Total Farmer Health director for AgriSafe, gave some statistics for Parkinson’s disease: It affects one million people in the U.S., and every year, about 60,000 new cases are diagnosed. The occurrence of Parkinson’s is about 1.5 times greater in men, and the majority of cases are d...

Data collection on the farm can benefit the entire farm team and the dairy’s bottom line. Dr. Lisa Holden, associate professor of dairy and animal science at Penn State, said cameras are commonly used in various areas throughout dairy farms and can collect valuable information that allows managers t...

Discussing important farm business like division of labor or farm succession among family members who are also farm partners can be stressful. With past emotional history and money involved, talking about these issues becomes more sensitive than many other topics. Alex Chan, family and consumer scie...

“There’s not a lot of recent research information on pasturing hogs,” said David Hartman of Penn State, where he works as a livestock Extension educator. “This is because over the last few decades, the swine industry has become more consolidated with much more production in confinement systems, and ...

For many farmers, tackling social media seems like another chore on an endless list of things to do. But Amanda Basse, business coach in Providence, RI, wants more farm businesses to use social media, and use it well. She presented “Best Practices for Social Media Ads and Promotions” as a recent web...