Thanks to Duncan Allison for this month’s Farming notes.   Cycles in farming – Anyone farming is only too aware of the challenging environment for farming over the last few years with income falling significantly during the last four years. … Continued

Fran and Mark Fischer presented at the October PSPA Luncheon Meeting about the Castle Valley Mill’s restored 18th century mill and producing authentically stone ground whole grain products from locally grown grains. Please take a moment to download and read … Continued

Bob Dinneen kept Society members glued to their seats at our November meeting as he gave a sweeping overview of the current situation regarding alternative fuels as agricultural value added products. Mr. Dinneen, Executive Director of Renewable Fuels Association, presented … Continued

Thanks to Duncan Allison for providing us these farming notes for October.   Awards can be valuable in recognizing outstanding individuals for embodying excellence in their profession and showcasing their achievements and commendable qualities. The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture … Continued

Florence Fabricant, October 23, 2017 The latest newcomers to flock to Eastern Long Island’s North Fork, between Riverhead and Greenport, are not seeking some cutting-edge new vacation spot. They’re year-rounders: grazing sheep, goats and herds of cattle. And they’re changing … Continued

Somini Sengupta, October 13, 2017 TERBOL, Lebanon — Ali Shehadeh, a seed hunter, opened the folders with the greatest of care. Inside each was a carefully dried and pressed seed pod: a sweet clover from Egypt, a wild wheat found … Continued

The October meeting of the Society will clearly highlight this year’s program theme, “Value-added Agriculture”. The team (Fran and Mark Fischer) from Castle Valley Mill (a restored 18th century mill producing authentically stone ground, whole grain products) will share about … Continued

PSPA is sad to announce to its members the passing of Maximillian “Max” Spann, Sr. on August 2, 2017. Maximillian “Max” Maurice Eble Spann Senior, 89, of Washington Twp, NJ passed away peacefully on August 2nd, 2017 on his farm … Continued

Dr. Maria Gallo inspired the September 2017 meeting of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture with a lively and challenging presentation. Dr. Gallo focused on her extensive experiences in research and leadership in agriculture, academics and extension. She highlighted data … Continued

Bettsy Mosimann regularly contributes interesting links to articles on current agricultural subjects. We appreciate that sees sharing these and here is a recent article which appeared in the New York Times.   Monsanto’s Weed Killer, Dicamba, Divides Farmers Twenty-five million … Continued