LEBANON, Pa. — South Annville Township is not used to parades, but it had a large one last Saturday as more than 125 friends and neighbors of Dennis Wampler, a grievously ill farmer, staged an hourlong parade of machinery past his Mount Pleasant Road home.

The reviewing stand was a minivan fro ...  Full Story

The head of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is excited about nutrient trading, even though it appears the market is struggling to attract buyers.

DEP Secretary Michael Krancer said recently by phone that he believes the state’s nutrient credit trading program is p ...  Full Story

HARRISBURG, Pa. — History repeated itself on Friday last week as a trio of judges selected JB-SG Aspen Dakota-ET, the champion Holstein, as their Farm Show dairy supreme champion. Dakota stood in the center of the tanbark last year as the 2011 supreme champion.

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Ice Wine Takes Farm Show Governor’s Cup

HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Gary Pavlis thinks of ice wine, he thinks of a heavenly pairing with cheesecake or creme brulee.

He’s a big fan of the rich fruit flavors that come as a result of letting grapes freeze on a vine in the fall.

And ap ...  Full Story

After several weeks of viewing and a week of voting, the Big Spring FFA chapter was selected as the people’s choice winner of the Today’s Agriculture Video Contest for its feature on Creekside Dairy.

More than 2,600 votes were cast in the contest. The event was sponsored by Lancaster Far ...  Full Story