Farmland for sale in Pennsylvaniaprovides access to one of the nation’s major producers of corn, soybeans, tobacco, grapes, and livestock, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, and poultry, as well as dairy farming. Pennsylvania Timber Land Pennsylvania's forests cover over...
There are over 10,000 dairy farms that produce more than 10 billion pounds of milk every year For many years, milk has been hailed as nature's nearly perfect food. In addition to possessing great taste, milk is incredibly nutritious. One serving of milk packs a powerful nutritional punch of...
PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY FARMS JOIN MANURE-TO-ELECTRIC PROGRAMReports that dairy farms in Pennsylvania have joined the manure-to-electric program. Efforts to boost biomass conversion for "green tag" energy ben...
Traditional familydairy farmingremains important to Lancaster County Amish, though population pressures have limited agricultural opportunities. Some Amish have begun small-scale produce operations, suited to labor-intensive agriculture on small plots of land. Some Amish in this community also raise tobacco...
Less economic benefit was obtained for using small grains when the farm was moved to a more northern climate or straw was not harvested and used for bedding. Use of small grain crops on Pennsylvania dairy farms should be encouraged, particularly when double cropped with corn, to reduce N ...
It’s pretty rural in this zone,which – I’m told – is the Casselman River Valley. Dairy farms, agricultural fields, highways. That’s the service road of US 219 pictured above, with the main road riding on top of those ramps at top left. It’sright here, if you’re curious or...
About 5 years ago, I repented of making cheese from force fed dairy animal milk. I now only work with sustainable agriculture family dairy farms who only feed their cows grass, hay, and sprouts. I help them build miniature cheese making facilities on their farms and train them in making ...
Raised on a fifth-generation Palmyra dairy farm, Erin Wachter got an early education in one essential item – milk. More recently, Wachter has been instrumental in the state’s effort to increase the availability of a more modern necessity: internet access. As deputy director for the Pennsylvan...
Upon returning home from his Marine Corps service he attended the University of Maryland, graduating in 1950 with a degree in Dairy Technology. At Maryland, he met his future wife, Barbara. They married, moved back to the Exton area and had three children: daughter Wendy and sons, Kerry and...
Looking for more than tulips? Check outour complete guide to flower farms and festivals near Philly. Brown Hill Farms 🌷 Late April, May Established in 1868 as a dairy farm, Brown’s is now the largest tulip farm in Pennsylvania. With over 500,000 tulips and 25,000 daffodils over four...