3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (605+ words) Cory Geiger, the lead dairy economist at CoBank, speaks at the Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference on Sept. 9, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Protein is the milk component of the moment thanks in…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1022+ words) You never really know where something you learn as a child will someday take you. Sometimes a lesson stays tucked away for years, quietly becoming part of who you are, until one day you realize it has followed you into…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (774+ words) Trimona Bulgarian yogurt comes off the packing line. When Atanas Valev came to the U.S. in 1991 for an agricultural engineering exchange program, he brought with him two jars of yogurt. “Yogurt is huge in Bulgaria,” Valev said. “This is the Bulgarian…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (500+ words) The U.S. dairy industry is accelerating efforts to increase protein levels in the nation’s milk supply to align with global demand trends and keep pace with key export market competitors. While butterfat levels in U.S. milk have risen sharply over the…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (756+ words) “It’s been a weird year.” If I’ve heard that comment once, I’ve heard it a dozen times. Crop farmers, produce growers, orchardists, gardeners and just folks in general seem to be in agreement on this summer’s growing season: Weird. Extreme,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1081+ words) You know that feeling when you don’t like something but can’t explain why? That’s where America is with ultraprocessed foods. In a recent poll of 2,000 U.S. adults, at least 70% of respondents supported a range of government restrictions on these…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (936+ words) A child's bandaged knee. Remember when you were a little child and injuring yourself was called getting a “boo-boo?” Some parents might’ve treated a little injury by “kissing it to make it better.” My parents never took that approach. Growing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (169+ words) A North American beaver in St. Louis County, Minn., in 2025. Maryland has reopened Hunting Creek Lake after removing rabid beavers that bit two people. The recreation spot at Cunningham Falls State Park in Thurmont was closed after a 13-year-old swimmer…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (977+ words) Silo gas rises from a Harvestore silo on Sept. 2 in eastern Lebanon County. The silo had been filled with corn silage less than 24 hours earlier. A family friend recently spoke of an unfortunate event in which an experienced farmer suffered…...