Take it for granted, a few western Pennsylvania farmers are investing for the future with grain-drying equipment that cuts fuel costs. Jesse Powell, a former steelworker, left his job in a mill to work fulltime at a 2,000-acre grain operation. With the help of USDA grants - obtained with the help of a professional grant writer - he installed his new equipment in time for this year's harvest. Lancaster Farming correspondent Carol Ann Gregg called on Powell and a few others in the area to find out more about their new equipment and the grants that funded the ventures. Her story is on page one of our current edition.
Manure injection is another process that's getting a lot of attention from farmers who want to preserve the soil nutrients in the inevitable byproduct of livestock farming. With surface application, much of manure's fertilizer value is lost to the air. At his annual cover crop field day, Lancaster County farmer Steve Groff invited LehmanAgService owner Steve Lehman to demonstrate his huge six-injector rig to the dozens of curious who turned out for the day. Lancaster Farming staff writer Chris Torres was there, and wrote a couple of reports for our November 6 edition.
"You gonna horn in on me?" "No, I'm gonna horn in on you!" The George family - Dolly, Lloyd and Jared - see a lot of this kind of action on their Catawissa, Pa., farm this time of year, which is breeding season for deer. For the past dozen years or so the Georges been operating a 160-acre red deer farm that today is home to more than 450 of this elk-like species. They are prized for their lean meat and impressive antlers. English royalty were so protective of their private stock that at one time a commoner faced a death penalty for killing a red deer. Lancaster Farming correspondent Sue Bowman paid a recent visit to the Georges' Rolling Hills Red Deer Farm and prepared a report for the food and family section of our current edition.
Cutie-pie kitties on this old Lotto game could be worth $40 to $50 dollars at auction, according to a story by Lancaster Farming correspondent Linda Sarubin. The story in this week's edition - just after the Mailbox Markets section - delves into the history of board games, and how they became popular during the Great Depression, when people stayed home because they couldn't afford to go out. Hmmm...anybody for a game of Monopoly?
Manure injection is another process that's getting a lot of attention from farmers who want to preserve the soil nutrients in the inevitable byproduct of livestock farming. With surface application, much of manure's fertilizer value is lost to the air. At his annual cover crop field day, Lancaster County farmer Steve Groff invited LehmanAgService owner Steve Lehman to demonstrate his huge six-injector rig to the dozens of curious who turned out for the day. Lancaster Farming staff writer Chris Torres was there, and wrote a couple of reports for our November 6 edition.
"You gonna horn in on me?" "No, I'm gonna horn in on you!" The George family - Dolly, Lloyd and Jared - see a lot of this kind of action on their Catawissa, Pa., farm this time of year, which is breeding season for deer. For the past dozen years or so the Georges been operating a 160-acre red deer farm that today is home to more than 450 of this elk-like species. They are prized for their lean meat and impressive antlers. English royalty were so protective of their private stock that at one time a commoner faced a death penalty for killing a red deer. Lancaster Farming correspondent Sue Bowman paid a recent visit to the Georges' Rolling Hills Red Deer Farm and prepared a report for the food and family section of our current edition.
Cutie-pie kitties on this old Lotto game could be worth $40 to $50 dollars at auction, according to a story by Lancaster Farming correspondent Linda Sarubin. The story in this week's edition - just after the Mailbox Markets section - delves into the history of board games, and how they became popular during the Great Depression, when people stayed home because they couldn't afford to go out. Hmmm...anybody for a game of Monopoly?
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