John M. Urbanchuk Assistant Professor and Chair, Agribusiness Department Delaware Valley University John M. Urbanchuk is Assistant Professor and Chair of the Agribusiness Department at Delaware Valley University. John is an agricultural economist with extensive academic and private sector … Continued
There’s too much carbon in the atmosphere and not enough in the ground where it’s useful. Healthy soil can help flip the picture. Content from UC Davis When we think of climate change solutions, what typically comes to mind is … Continued
The task of feeding China’s 1.4 billion people is transforming the global food industry.In the effort to keep up with rising demand, domestic farms have been saturated with fertilizers and pesticides, while Chinese companies have bought arable land on … Continued
Funds from the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture have been used to acquire a new manuscript for its Library and Archive at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center. It is an English receipt book, with a fancy calligraphic title page … Continued
In the past farmers and their crop and livestock products were closely linked to the consumers of their products. Most farmers today now supply food processors and marketing organizations so there are many steps between farm and fork. It is … Continued
Thanks to PSPA member Bettsy Mosimann for sharing this great story by Stephanie Strommay from the NY Times. SALISBURY, Md. — The chickens in one pen were, for the most part, doing what they usually do toward the end of their … Continued
Thought this would be of interest to the Society’s members.. Please see below. Jonathan Newton is a photojournalist at The Washington Post. He contributed this essay to In Sight. The chorus of Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Foxhounds has echoed in the … Continued
Thanks to PSPA member Duncan Allison for providing his Farming Notes for this month. Great information for everyone! Optimism – Perhaps it was the prospect of regulatory changes that significantly affected farmers when they contributed to the recent Progressive Farming … Continued
Jack Griffin, who is June’s presenter for the Society was featured on the cover of Produce Grower. Metropolis Farms founder’s revolutionary technology aims to empower communities through vertical farming. Read Feature Story Here
The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture had a great day on Saturday, April 8, at the Philly Farm and Food Fest held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Several members spent the day interacting with visitors to the Fest and sharing … Continued
