The Des Moines Register is reporting that “Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will become CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, an industry group focused on driving global demand, as U.S. trade takes center stage nationally and internationally.” Read the full story here: … Continued
The Pennsylvania Society for Promotion Agriculture welcomed the presentation from guest Cory Atkins at the recent luncheon meeting on January 5th, 2017, The topic discussed was Challenges and Opportunities for a Young Farmer in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Cory Atkins, owner of … Continued
The bee findings were not what Syngenta expected to hear. The pesticide giant had commissioned James Cresswell, an expert in flowers and bees at the University of Exeter in England, to study why many of the world’s bee colonies were … Continued
FARMING NOTES – NOVEMBER 2016 We seem to be going through a period of major change in agriculture. There are certainly plenty of challenges at the moment from depressed commodity prices from milk to corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton. These … Continued
Mark Brault, proprietor and co-founder of Deer Creek Malthouse, brought Society members members up to date on the art and science of malting. The first malthouse in Pennsylvania since Prohibition, Deer Creek is a small, craft malt operation which depends on … Continued
Our PSPA president, Dr. Kevin Hicks, passed this along concerning the GMO debate. “This study indicates some significant economic and environmental impacts if GMO crops were banned. The paper is pretty tough reading but you can glean info from the … Continued
Everyone who attended the field trip in October to Lundale Farms (http://lundalefarm.org/) was really excited to see all the great work being accomplished. Special thanks go out to Eleanor and Stock Illoway for all they did to make this field … Continued
It gives me great pleasure to serve as the President of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture as PSPA enters its 232nd year with the 2016/2017 program. Truly, I “stand on the shoulders of giants” as I begin my term at … Continued
Our past president, Duncan Allison, again provides insights into the latest in agricultural advances. FARMING NOTES AUGUST 2016 Advantages of scale – A recent USDA ERS report makes it clear that the average size of cropland farms has been … Continued
PSPA member, Gary Sojka, a renowned shepherd in his own right, brought to our attention a recent article (publication from the National Tunis Sheep Industry) concerning Tunis sheep and the breed’s connection to the Society. Tunis is a breed still going … Continued
