Lancaster Farming: Ephrata, PA
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 12:30pm.
Dr. Greg Binford spends his days in college laboratories and corn fields miles from the Chesapeake Bay but his research has a direct impact on the water quality of this estuary, which is home to more than 3,600 species of plants and animals and more than 16.6 million people. A plant and soil science specialist for University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, Binford works to optimize crop production for farmers while minimizing the impact on the environment of the fertilizer and manure nutrients essential for crop growth.
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 12:27pm.
Sue Bowman
Southeastern Pa. CorrespondentRICHLAND, Pa. — Just about the time many central Pennsylvanians are sitting down to a traditional New Year’s Day dinner of pork and sauerkraut, another 700 to 1,000 of their neighbors will be celebrating with a decidedly different tradition.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 3:03pm.
 Chris Torres
Staff Writer The USDA and the nation’s dairy industry formally agreed Tuesday to help reduce carbon emissions in dairy by 25 percent by 2020, with increased use of methane digesters being the centerpiece of the agreement. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the CEO of the Innovation Center for U.S.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 2:59pm.
 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Russell Redding of Adams County was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate as the state’s 24th secretary of agriculture, Gov. Ed Rendell announced Wednesday. The governor nominated Redding on Sept. 12 after the resignation of Dennis Wolff. Since then, Redding has served as acting secretary. “Russell is the right person to lead our state’s agriculture industry,” Rendell said.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 2:57pm.
Steve Taylor
New England Correspondent BRIDPORT, Vt. — Sometimes being first isn’t the best — just ask Marie Audet.
She runs the books at Blue Spruce Farm, an 1,100-cow dairy that installed a manure digester in 2001 and began selling electricity to Vermont’s largest utility. Trouble is, her farm and two other large Vermont dairies began producing power under a state law that tied their price to the New England wholesale power market price per kilowatt-hour.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 1:07pm.
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Patricia Langenfelder of Kennedyville (Kent County) became the first female president of the state’s largest general agriculture organization during the 94th Maryland Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and Convention at the Clarion Resort Hotel in Ocean City.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 1:03pm.
 Chris Torres
Staff Writer Having read reports of dying bats in New York and New England, DeeAnn Reeder feared that Pennsylvania could be next on the radar. Her fears were realized just before Christmas last year when she was conducting a survey of bats in an old, abandoned mine in the northern part of the state. “My heart just sank.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 1:00pm.
 American Farmland Trust Transfers Credits to Lancaster Group Dick Wanner
Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER, Pa. — Lancaster County has 1,000 preserved farms with a total of 80,000 acres protected from development — more preserved acreage than any other county in the U.S.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 12:57pm.
 Dick Wanner
Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER, Pa. — “It is acid on my soul to hear my colleagues say that agriculture is the issue for the Chesapeake Bay,” John Hines told the monthly meeting of the Ag Issues Forum at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center on Thursday, Dec.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 12:55pm.
Spectators at future Pennsylvania Farm Shows may see the arenas and halls they congregate sponsored by companies. The Patriot News reported Thursday that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has contracted with Market Street Sports Group of Lancaster to sell naming rights and advertising opportunities throughout the Farm Show Complex.
|
