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Greenhouse Energy Efficiency |
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 17:55 |
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Lancaster: With the increasing consumer demand for local products and the rising cost of imported flowers and vegetables, greenhouse growers in the Northeast today have real opportunities to develop their businesses. Rising energy costs, however,significantly affect operating costs. Greenhouse growers who are energy efficient can thrive in changing markets.
On June 24 at Penn State, The Lancaster Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Room 102, in Lancaster, Professors Robert Berghage and Jay Holcomb's program will cover the fundamentals of greenhouse energy efficiency in terms of facility use, heating, cooling, controls, and lighting. Participants will gain a balanced understanding of the principles and the practical aspects of making
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Read more: Greenhouse Energy Efficiency
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USDA Announces Request for a Referendum on Soybean Order |
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 15:53 |
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Washington, DC: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently that it will offer soybean producers the opportunity to request a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order (Order), as authorized under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act (Act). The act requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a Request for Referendum every 5 years after the initial referendum, which was conducted in 1994. The last Request for Referendum was conducted in 2004. Soybean producers who are interested in having a referendum to determine whether to continue the soybean checkoff program are invited to participate.
The Request for Referendum will be conducted at USDA's county Farm Service Agency offices. To be eligible to participate, producers must certify and provide documentation that shows that they produced soybeans and paid an assessment on the soybeans during the period of Jan. 1, 2007, through Dec. 31, 2008.
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Read more: USDA Announces Request for a Referendum on Soybean Order
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Discover Dairy Provides Information for Upper Elementary Students |
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 01:35 |
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Harrisburg: Discover Dairy is an engaging, interactive, cross-curricular, multi-leveled lesson series that meets state education standards and anchors to show upper elementary-aged students where milk comes from and the many ways dairy farms contribute to our lives. The lesson series is made possible by the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, with assistance from the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, The Center for Dairy Excellence and the Pennsylvania Dairy Task Force. Click here to connect.
Visitors to the website are encouraged to take advantage of other resources...
- Click here to find computer-based games.
- Kids can e-mail a "Dairy Pen Pal" from the kids section to learn more about living
on a dairy farm. Click here.
- Visit virtually a working dairy farm by clicking here.
- Click here to learn more about Pennsylvania's dairy industry.
- Click here for more dairy education resources.
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