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Corn seed is falling into a planter hopper

It’s seed shopping time!It’s seed shopping time!

Here are the top choices from seed companies geared to mid-Atlantic and Northeast producers.

Oct 3, 2023|

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Jersey cows in a pasture

Livestock/Dairy

New England’s best dairies New England’s best dairies

Oct 2, 2023

7 Slides

A colorful barn quilt painted on the front facade of a barn

Leaving our mark on the farm Leaving our mark on the farm

byMike and Sheilah Reskovac

Oct 2, 2023

2 Min Read

A close-up of Marestail, a winter annual, growing in the ground

Too cold for weed control? Think again Too cold for weed control? Think again

Sep 29, 2023

3 Min Read

Joe Gaynor, Jeff Crist and Gregory Peck stand with one of the mechanical harvesters tested at Angry Orchard’s experimental orchards in Walden, N.Y.

Does orchard mechanization make ‘cents’?Does orchard mechanization make ‘cents’?

byKara Lynn Dunn

Sep 28, 2023

4 Min Read

A field filled with waterhemp weeds

Make your weed control plan now Make your weed control plan now

Sep 27, 2023

5 Min Read

Market Overview

Contract	Last	Change	High	Low	Open	Last Trade
Dec 23 Corn	486.75	-2	488.75	485	488	12:33 PM
Dec 23 Oats	434.5	unch —	434.5	426.25	432	10:32 AM
Nov 23 Class III Milk	17.32	+0.04	17.32	17.27	17.27	02:44 AM
Nov 23 Soybean	1266.25	-10.75	1278.75	1263.25	1276.5	12:33 PM
Nov 23 Feeder Cattle	255.7	+0.8	258.225	255.2	255.425	06:04 PM
Oct 23 Ethanol Futures	2.161	unch —	2.161	2.161	2.161	09:37 PM

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Conservation & Sustainability

Dygert Farms wins AEM-Leopold Award

Dygert Farms wins AEM-Leopold Award

Exhibitors of the All-American Brown Swiss show line up for the judges inside the Equine Arena

That’s a wrap! Scenes from All-American Dairy Show

That’s a wrap! Scenes from All-American Dairy Show

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Livestock/Dairy

Climate-smart grants open to Pennsylvania dairy farms

Climate-smart grants open to Pennsylvania dairy farms

Todd Dumond speaking to a group of people near farming equipment

From MIT to farming

From MIT to farming

Richard Roush, dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences sitting at a table speaking into a microphone

Richard Roush to retire from Penn State

Richard Roush to retire from Penn State

Cow feeders being filled with mixed feed

Balanced TMR keeps milk production going

Balanced TMR keeps milk production going

A lineup of corn ears on a grassy ground

Story of 2023 crop still unfolding

Story of 2023 crop still unfolding

A green John Deere sprayer

Farming Equipment

Deere promotes upgrading existing machines

Deere promotes upgrading existing machines

A young man attending to his cow in a show ring

Livestock/Dairy

Get set for All-American Dairy Show

Get set for All-American Dairy Show

Pigs in metal crates

Pennsylvania producers concerned over EATS Act

Pennsylvania producers concerned over EATS Act

Hessian fly

Don’t forget Hessian flies

Don’t forget Hessian flies

Two workers on a tractor harvesting grapes

Harvest comes in many forms

Harvest comes in many forms

byCarol Ann Gregg

Rows of grapes at a vineyard ready for harvest

Dreams, deadlines and fall harvest

Dreams, deadlines and fall harvest

byShelby Watson-Hampton

A tractor plowing through forage

The whole story on winter triticale

The whole story on winter triticale

A green John Deere tractor on display

Farming Equipment

John Deere unveils 1 Series round balers

John Deere unveils 1 Series round balers

Long-term planning is key to eliminating weeds

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Long-term planning is key to eliminating weeds

Close up view of weed growth in soil

Don’t let weeds choke out your small grains

Don’t let weeds choke out your small grains

Brian Freese standing behind a podium speaking into a microphone

Farm Operations

Stay safe during grain harvest

Stay safe during grain harvest

byDeborah Jeanne Sergeant

A white round barn

The Round Barn is a rare gem

The Round Barn is a rare gem

Close up of wheat stalks

Check out wheat trial results

Check out wheat trial results

Daniela Carrijo and Ethan Whitmoyer hold cornstalks up of varying heights

Will short corn fit in the Northeast?

Will short corn fit in the Northeast?

A close up of a farmer's hand holding a money with a field of crops in the background

Cash rents are up, again

Cash rents are up, again

Close-up of a seed-corn maggot

Integrated Pest Management targets seed-corn maggot

Integrated Pest Management targets seed-corn maggot

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Sunglasses resting on a bed of apples

August check-in: Crops are booming

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Bryan Brown holding out a waterhemp plant

Managing waterhemp: What works?

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J. Cole Sanford showing visitors the Stout Smart Cultivator

‘Smart cultivator’ is impressive technology

‘Smart cultivator’ is impressive technology

Gardening for the soul

Gardening for the soul

Close up of a drone flying over a cornfield

Pennsylvania farmers can apply for REAP

Pennsylvania farmers can apply for REAP

A driving simulator set up with a screen and steering wheel

I wish I had this in school

I wish I had this in school

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Farm Business Planning

Juggle the pieces of a transition plan

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