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Is your generator prepared for a power outage at your farmstead or business?

A comprehensive guide for Pennsylvania farmers on where to test agricultural commodities, featuring lab options, sample tips, and tools for better farm management decisions

Small and mid-sized operations must consider financial constraints when acquiring and replacing farm machinery.

Free lime isn't always a good deal. In Pennsylvania, certified ag lime is tested for quality and safety. Always analyze byproducts for neutralizing power and contaminants before applying.

Fall is a great time to control winter annuals and perennials weeds as a burndown or in cover crops.

Toxins caused by fungi are a real concern in grain corn and silage. Is there anything we can do about it?

Riparian buffers are great for protecting our waterways, particularly near productive agricultural land, and there are things to consider when establishing a strictly grass-based buffer.

Ground and tiger beetles are important biological control agents in agroecosystems. They consume many soil dwelling insect pests.

Testing products or management practices on your own farm is one of the best ways to fine-tune your agronomics.

Findings from a 2010 study of energy beets as an ethanol feedstock in Pennsylvania

Fine tuning cereal rye seeding rates: Cash- vs. Cover-crop.

Potential for Sweet sorghum as a biofuel.

Pesticide applicators are responsible for drift related damage and could face a potential lawsuit.

Prepare for harvest by getting the combine calibrated to minimize harvest losses.

In a dry fall it is easy to overgraze your pasture, but this will hurt soil health and pasture productivity.

A diagnostic tool to measure the extent and depth of subsurface compaction is a penetrometer, or soil compaction tester.

As the weather turns colder in the fall, it's time to winterize your pesticide sprayer before it gets too cold and causes damage to sprayer components. The following are tips to guide you.

The seed delivery system in drills is not as precise as that used in planters because they use flutes or sponges to meter seed instead of seed singulation.

Here we share the benefits and drawbacks of four compost production methods, as well as six straightforward tips for using compost.

Se habla mucho de carbono y agricultura. ¿Te has preguntado qué es el carbono y por qué es importante?

Cover crops continue to be key for soil health, soil erosion protection, nutrient recycling, weed control and forage provision. But how do dry soil conditions affect planting decisions?

Selecting the best corn hybrids can be a significant factor in the profitability of a corn production enterprise.

This article describes the three main pathways of nitrogen loss--nitrate leaching, denitrification, and volatilization--and summarizes requirements and provides nitrogen management guidance.

Tips to identify ear rot and action to take if you suspect it on your corn crop.

There are many pathogens that cause ear rots. Identify which ones are associated with mycotoxin contamination!