Ag Literacy

Learn more about the essential role agriculture plays in bringing food, fiber, and more to your lives!

Key points to help those working in the Ag industry understand what silo gas is and how it is created.

This video outlines the basic steps you can take to plan a vegetable crop rotation from the start.

There are many possible production scenarios for beef cattle. This video will explain two different types of production, grass-fed versus grain-fed beef.

These videos will discuss the basics of ruminant nutrition relative to how forage quality affects ruminal function and animal performance.

Nitrogen availability in soils is controlled by a process called the nitrogen cycle. This video explores two pieces of the cycle - immobilization and mineralization.

Arthropods, including plant pests and biocontrol agents, are often difficult to identify with the naked eye.

Learn practical strategies to improve pasture productivity through forage management, grazing, and species selection for livestock producers.

A practical workshop for hay producers addressing recent production challenges, with guidance on markets, management, equipment, and forage quality to support more consistent, high-quality hay.

This video gives details about Microbial Water Quality under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Find out if your farm is subject to a microbial water quality profile for the water source you use during growing.

This video gives you an overview of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It reviews all seven major rules of FSMA and briefly covers compliance requirements.

This video gives details about Agricultural Water under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Some farms are not subject to the agricultural water requirements. Find out if your farm needs to comply.

Learn more about the Produce Safety Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It will help you determine whether your operation meets the definition of "farm" and is subject to the produce rule.

Get up-to-date strategies and detailed herbicide tables for managing weeds in corn, sorghum, soybeans, small grains, and forages across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Make an impact this Ag Literacy Week! Volunteer to read "Cows Can MOO! Can You?" by Dr. Seuss in a local elementary classroom.

Producer video describing the benefits, challenges, and marketing opportunities of a beef feeding operation.

Producer video describing the benefits, challenges, and marketing opportunities of a cow-calf operation.

Enhanced confidence in the ability to effectively market grain typically comes with a continuous exploration of concepts, market trends and historical information.

Raising poultry has become a popular hobby, but there are things to consider before you commit.  Learn what it takes to raise poultry in your backyard.

Potato Grower Interview

Interview with an organic vegetable producer covering marketing and production.

Learn characteristics of common cool-season perennial grasses and legumes planted in horse pastures.

Asparagus producer video explaining the benefits and drawbacks of asparagus production.

A new HPAI case in Lancaster County highlights the need for biosecurity. Clean and disinfect boots, gear, and vehicles to prevent spreading the virus between wild birds and poultry.

Onion harvesting