The message was clear at this year’s PA Cattlemen’s Association (PCA) annual meeting and banquet — Caveat emptor: Let the buyer beware. Colin Woodall, senior vice president for Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, was the lead-off speaker at the 2018 PCA’s banquet in Sta...

Because tractors provide power on nearly every farm, it’s important to know how to check them prior to use. Dr. Michael Pate, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Penn State University, says spending some time doing maintenance checks prior to heading t...

Can you grow forages on cropland and provide feed more economically than growing corn for the beef herd? If so, what forages make sense economically, environmentally and nutritionally? Can returning cropland to pasture forages be beneficial for your farm? There are not any one-size-fits-all answers,...

“I work for the U.S. Meat Export Federation,” said John Hinners as he addressed the Keystone Pork Expo and Poultry Progress Day attendees. “We represent the beef, pork and lamb industry. We are non-profit. And you may not have heard a lot about us because we are positioned around the world and are n...

Advances in precision agriculture are allowing farmers to better control inputs and maximize the use of resources. This technology includes Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the field, robotic milking equipment on dairy farms, mechanical pruning of vineyards, and a variety of tools such as weather...

Imagine standing on the edge of a great primeval forest. You catch a glimpse of something but you can’t see it in the dense and mossy trees. Suddenly you hear a snort and the vague body of a horse seems to appear. Before you blink it is gone. Then a band of wild ancient horses crashes out of the thi...

On Dec. 15, 2017 a U.S. government weather forecaster said that La Niña conditions were predicted to continue in the Northern Hemisphere throughout Winter 2017-2018. During early autumn, the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service… in its monthly bulletin… stated: ...

February’s bipartisan budget deal resulted in some changes to the Margin Protection Program for dairy, or MPP Dairy. The voluntary risk management program was created in the 2014 Farm Bill and has not been used beyond the minimum coverage in recent years. Dr. Andy Novakovic, professor of ag economic...

“The numbers are really strong this year!” commented New York Holstein Association Executive Manager Kelly Reynolds. New York Holstein Association sponsors the annual, highly esteemed, dairy show, where seven major dairy breeds are represented in what is recognized as the largest event of its kind i...