The Society was looking forward to a tremendous field trip over a two-day period to Penn State University and Happy Valley – the 26 members who attended the field trip were not disappointed! After the trip several members hailed it … Continued
Julia Freedgood of the American Farmland Trust engaged our membership with a terrific presentation regarding the Trust’s latest efforts in identifying and mapping the most threatened Farmland in the United States. Ms. Freedgood emphasized that the loss of farmland continues … Continued
The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture members greatly enjoyed the trip to the Stroud Water Research Center in March. The field trip encompassed both an overview of the center’s work as well as a tour of the laboratories and details … Continued
Thanks for member Duncan Allison for these notes each month. Our vital resource – farmland. There are several concerns about our farmland in the US. First there has been a steady decrease in farmland from 945 million acres in 2000 … Continued
PSPA member Duncan Allison recently attended the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau’s Spring Banquet and wanted to share some key notes from the presentation. No one could have left Octorara High School on National Ag Day Thursday, March 14, without being … Continued
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new report issued today (March 27) shows how U.S. farmers — facing a surge of weather events and disease outbreaks — can increase production and revenues with innovations produced by federally funded agricultural research, including … Continued
People often suffer from an ‘illusion of knowledge,’ write the authors of a new study that finds that people who hold the most extreme views about genetically modified foods know the least. Recently, researchers asked more than 2,000 American and … Continued
PSPA member Dr. Joshua McGrath provided information on this exciting and interesting development by a hero of his, Dr. Bill Raun, at Oklahoma State University. Josh says of Dr. Raun, “This has been his main project for maybe the last 10 … Continued
Last year G2 Crowd introduced predictions for 2018’s major digital trends, but this year the focus is on trends in specific industries and how digital transformation will affect them in 2019. This post is one part of G2 Crowd’s 2019 … Continued
At the February meeting of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture Dr. Bettsy Mosimann was presented with the Society’s prestigious medal in recognition of her contributions to the Society over many years. The backdrop for the presentation of this historic … Continued
