LEWISTOWN—2020 has been anything but a typical year for a lot of clubs and organizations across the country. For the Mifflin County 4-H group that was also the case. When COVID-19 forced the group to stop all in person actvites, they ended up going into a holding pattern. The club shut down ...
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Blake Wellard holds a middle-aged cactus in his hand, its long tendrilous roots dangling a foot and a half below the clod of desert dirt in which they are, purposefully, still enmeshed. The freelance botanist, as Wellard calls himself, knows that having these delicate ...
From staff reports Consumers will have the opportunity to visit a local dairy farm without ever leaving the couch. Juniata County’s Reinford Farms is the next stop on American Dairy Association North East’s “Fun on the Farm” series, airing on Facebook Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10 ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the early 2000s, a harvest of pine trees on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau led to a remarkable discovery. Once sunlight hit the ground, the seeds and rootstock of native grasses and wildflowers that had lain dormant for decades began to spring to life. The area ...
Dave Thomas works in his garden Aug. 11, 2020, in Janesville, Wis. Thomas, of Janesville’s Cornerstone of Hope, works to bring people and fresh vegetables together through a program called Produce for Pantries. (Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP) Dave Thomas shows off a handful of ...
Mifflin County Youth Fair & Open Show is proud to announce the recipients of the Mifflin County Youth Fair & Open Show 2020 “Friend of Fair” award. Wilson and Nancy Goss were among the nominations and the Open Show Committee chose the Goss’, aware that Wilson passed away ...
BEECHER, Ill.— In early 2019, Rachael and Jesse Smedberg took a leap of faith and bought a corn farm in Beecher. A corn silo remains on the 65-acre property that is now Tulip Tree Gardens and Wellness Farm, but corn is no longer grown there. Instead, the Smedbergs operate a boutique-style ...
HARRISBURG—Today, the Wolf Administration announced the availability of $59 million in Beginning Farmer Tax Credits over the next decade for those who sell or rent agricultural land, livestock, equipment, buildings or other assets to qualified beginning farmers. “Pennsylvania’s $135.7 ...
PORT ROYAL—After finding out that the 4-H youth fair was canceled due to COVID-19, a group of volunteers are looking to put on a show of their own. The smaller version of the fair is called the Juniata County Youth Livestock Show and Sale, will be held at the Juniata County Fairgrounds. The ...