LANCASTER, Pa. — It’s no secret that the most profitable dairy cow is one that is putting milk in the bulk tank. However, when a dairy cow’s milk-producing life is over, there is still one more potential profit stream — beef.

Last week at the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, Drew W ...  Full Story

BEDFORD, Pa. — To launch their new chapter of the Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association with more than the usual fanfare last week, the 13 new members from Bedford County sponsored the annual state conference.

The new chapter received its charter on Tuesday, the first day of the three-day co ...  Full Story

GRATZ, Pa. — Could corn and soybean prices be on their way to new highs? Jacquie Voeks, senior market adviser with Stewart-Peterson, a market consulting group based in West Bend, Wis., thinks it could happen soon.

So her advice to a small group of farmers she spoke to Monday at the Gratz Commu ...  Full Story

MOUNT JOY, Pa. — Doreen Shearer’s voice has been popping up across the airwaves lately. This hog farmer from Mount Joy is one of 10 farmers promoting the concept of farmers feeding their neighbors in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Sitting at her kitchen table Tuesday she talked about the phone ...  Full Story

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — More than 25,000 gallons of vegetable oil is used on the main campus of Penn State each year.

That’s a lot of french fries, chicken tenders and other things consumed by the masses at Penn State, all prepared through the magic of heating up vegetable oil. But it also ...  Full Story

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — “Grains have gotten a bad rap,” said farmer and baker Mary-Howell Martens recently, “But this area (Pennsylvania) used to be considered the bread basket of the U.S., especially out in western Pennsylvania, until (grain growing) moved farther west.”