With everything except essential businesses closed, what about farms that market products through CSAs, farmers markets and on-farm stores? Hannah Smith-Brubaker, executive director of Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), has some tips for handing marketing challenges resulti...

For decades dairymen, veterinarians and those in university laboratories have been fighting a battle against mastitis. Researchers in the UK have employed new technology for determining the origin of mastitis in a herd. For many years, it was considered either contagious or environmental – passing f...

Before the “shelter-in-place” pandemic concept came to fruition, I was on my way to Indiana to speak to farmers on grass farming and grazing management. The notoriety of being “The Grass Whisperer” and also coming from well over 100 miles made me a draw for the annual Southern Indiana Grazing Confer...

Sadly, what we’re seeing happening today is a case of history repeating itself. In the 1930s, with citizens across the nation starving in bread lines, farmers were forced to burn excess wheat for fuel – and dump milk they couldn’t sell. The issue is in the supply chain, not in a lack of supply or a ...

On a recent call held by the Center for Dairy Excellence, several dairy leaders shared information and answered questions about the impact of COVID-19 on the dairy industry. Pennsylvania Department of Ag Secretary Russell Redding opened the session by expressing gratitude to all who are assisting fa...

On www.eurekalert.org on March 2, 2020, McGill University published an article titled: “Widely used Weed-killer Harming Biodiversity.” The article’s subtitle states that glyphosate-based herbicides comprise the class of weed-killers most commonly used by the world’s crop growers. According to Canadi...

by Jana L. Davidson, Education Content Specialist for the Progressive Agriculture Foundation It’s hard to imagine a world without volunteers. Whether helping a friend, partaking in a litter clean-up, or hosting an event to raise money for a special need or cause, volunteers truly make the world go-r...

With planting challenges still fresh in our minds from the 2019 planting season, understanding the importance of proper seed depth and spacing while planting in less than ideal soil conditions will benefit your corn crop with a great start this spring. A planting depth of 1.5 to 2 inches is optimal ...

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking proposals for collaborative conservation grants to help address Delaware’s most pressing natural resource concerns. Up to $350,000 in grants will be made available statewide. Proposals are due by May 29. The full funding announcement ca...