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Pennsylvania hosts top U.S. dairy breeders for All-American Dairy Show

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HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding celebrated the best of American dairy breeding and management skills Sept. 16 at the All-American Dairy Show and Premier National Jr. Show. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s PA Farm Show Complex and Expo Center hosts the annual show, featuring more than 1,000 top adult and youth competitors in dairy cattle breeding and animal care from across the U.S. and Canada. The event comes on the heels of the single largest investment in agriculture in Pennsylvania history — $1.2 billion to establish Chobani’s first dairy ...

Harvest to Hallways initiative to strengthen school meals

Agriculture

WASHINGTON — United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping new efforts to strengthen school meals by connecting more American farmers with local schools, investing in school kitchen infrastructure, and giving states and school districts new tools to serve healthier, more nutrient-dense meals to America’s children. Kennedy joined Rollins at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alongside farmers, students, school nutrition leaders, athletes, chefs, and parents, to announce the next phase of the ...

Birth Announcements

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EMANUEL MANASSES YODER Emanuel Manasses Yoder was born at 7:09 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Safe Pastures to Moses and Barbara Yoder of McClure. Emanuel was 9 pounds, 5 ounces and 21 inches. LEAH RACHEL SPEICHER Leah Rachel Speicher was born at 11:29 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at Safe Pastures to Noah and Frona Speicher of Woodward. Leah was 8 pounds, 15 ounces and 21 inches.

Outdoors

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OUTDOORS: Your bird dog watches to see what you leave behind by David Thompson My question for you in early October is: what are you going to leave behind? Will it be the bow and arrows, the shotgun and dog, or the fishing rod? The reason for the question is that archery deer season opened Oct. 3, ruffed grouse and woodcock seasons start Oct. 17, pheasant season opens Oct. 24, and fall fishing for bass and trout can be expected to improve soon if it hasn’t already. To participate in any hunting and fishing season, different gear is used, so most of it will be ...

Juniata County Dairy Promotion pointers

Agriculture

Hi. My name is Levi Zimmerman, and I am a Dairy Ambassador for Juniata County Dairy Promotion. I am a sports kid, and I play sports year round. I play baseball, basketball, football and soccer. Did you know drinking chocolate milk after a workout or a sports practice is great for your ...

Jackson, Ohio

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Elizabeth Yoder The summer days are fleeting, and soon we're in colder weather. We had heavy rains last week, close to 6 inches one night. Heard in the town of Jackson, they had even more. So, it was flooded. Some parts were out of electricity too. There were a lot of washouts in the driveways. Over at Noah and Frannie Peight's, their pasture fence and posts were washed out, and the posts broke off. They had gotten young Black Angus calves the day before the flood. A few got out but were caught again. Then on Saturday it rained some more. I think the produce season will be over ...