http://agmap.psu.edu A grouping of news items from across the state of Pennsylvania dealing with Pennsylvania's Agriculture Industry. en AgMapSupport@ag.psu.edu AgMapSupport@ag.psu.edu http://agmap.psu.edu/skin/images/agmapLogo_small.gif http://agmap.psu.edu 60 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:25:16 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzJAqDFPVz4AR0n_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNjRxMGJ2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13chm8f6u/EXP=1328683200/**http%3a//www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/02/gov_tom_corbetts_proposed_budg_1.html pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu Under Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget unveiled today, the Agriculture Department budget is $56.2 million with cuts of about $76.8 million. At first, the cuts look wide-sweeping but more than $72 million in funding for several programs would be funded under the Race Horse Development Fund. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:22 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.topix.com/science/agriculture/2012/02/honeybee-die-off-shouldnt-sting?fromrss=1 Agriculture News First the bad news. Bees are still mysteriously dying. Over the last five years roughly 30 percent of captive honeybees, which pollinate much of the food we eat, wind up dead at the end of each winter. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:19:22 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzGA_zBPEhQAgUj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydTR0dDlpBHBvcwM4BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=138psqu84/EXP=1328640000/**http%3a//lancasteronline.com/article/local/582586_Raw-milk-farm-passes-inspection.html pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu A Chambersburg farm that produced raw milk found to be bacteria-tainted has been cleared by state officials to resume production and bottling. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said the Family Cow passed a final inspection Monday. At least two Lancaster County residents were among dozens wh... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:07:03 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.topix.com/science/agriculture/2012/02/prices-rise-in-beef-industry?fromrss=1 Agriculture News Jennifer Moody looked at the steaks in the Hy-Vee meat case like a teen driver looks at Porsches in the showroom window. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:00:48 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CdBBS9PNncAQBP_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNjRxMGJ2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12qkmo8gt/EXP=1328510401/**http%3a//www.wayneindependent.com/news/x1087082381/Manure-safety-seminar pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu Training on the new Manure Management Manual & Conservation Planning Pennsylvania landowners who own farm animals and livestock are required to develop a plan for the safe disposal of the animal waste. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:45:51 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzGAuStPwSYAy7r_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydTR0dDlpBHBvcwM4BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11un87dtf/EXP=1328294400/**http%3a//thetimes-tribune.com/news/1.1266588 pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu associated pressHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania health officials say the number of people stricken with illness after consuming raw milk from the same dairy has risen to 35 in four states.The confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection include 28 pe Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:11:57 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGFBqmOCnxZHBHaedUNw8KsPJdQZQ&url=http://www.hoosieragtoday.com/index.php/2012/02/02/future-of-animal-agriculture-topic-of-ag-leadership-forum/ agriculture - Google News The Book Harmon Leadership Program at Purdue University is hosting a forum on the future of animal agriculture Feb. 14 in West Lafayette. The forum is free and open to the public. The day's events include the Ag Summit ߣ a panel discussion among ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:47 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE_GJWSEsLvdwQ6IgDWkxa6bELipA&url=http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Pa-Farm-Bureau-challenges-proposed-regulations-to/525BoldOjU2KgL_IkgXlyQ.cspx agriculture - Google News During testimony today before the US House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture , Energy and Trade, PFB recognized that DOL announced yesterday it would re-propose a portion of its regulations dealing with the parental exemption on children ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:40:23 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGzWsbve7M1OdpJdO-mS3AN272H_w&url=http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Agriculture-commissioner-announces-new-farmland-restoration-program15758.shtml agriculture - Google News By Connecticut Department of Agriculture HARTFORD, CT - Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky announced today that the State Bond Commission approved $5000000 in funding on Monday for the Connecticut Department of Agriculture's new Farmland ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:07:25 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.topix.com/science/agriculture/2012/02/warm-fall-little-snow-help-storm-battered-farms?fromrss=1 Agriculture News After being battered by flooding last year, farmers across the Northeast and Midwest can at least be thankful that a relatively warm and largely snowless winter has made it easier to get started healing their rutted and debris-strewn lands. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CcAaCpPD1EA1Zv_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydTR0dDlpBHBvcwM4BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12uarammo/EXP=1328208000/**http%3a//www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_779543.html pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu Twenty-three cases of Campylobacter infection are confirmed in people who drank a Franklin County farm's non-pasteurized milk, which was distributed in Pittsburgh, Westmoreland County and elsewhere, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Health said Wednesday. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:30:19 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEjzzsBUKD0XTjgiFXABmcIZug2NA&url=http://yorktown.patch.com/articles/hilltop-hanover-farm-offers-fresh-vegetables-with-community-supported-agriculture-program agriculture - Google News Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center, a non-profit organization, is offering fresh vegetables to residents with a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. This is a convenient solution for people who love the taste of ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:22:20 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CaAFilPO0AAhMz_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByYmFwb3R2BHBvcwM5BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12gkf1b0v/EXP=1328121600/**http%3a//www.eveningsun.com/localnews/ci_19863103%3fsource=rss pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu Health officials now say 20 people who consumed raw milk from the same Chambersburg farm have been stricken with illnesses that suggests the product may contain harmful bacteria. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:42:30 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH6phAhtr33dalhi4RaNPe_beHFIg&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/improving-flexibility-in-community-supported-agriculture/2012/01/31/gIQA8jgNfQ_gallery.html agriculture - Google News Improving flexibility in community-supported agriculture Washington Post Star Hollow Farm is one of several farms that is trying to make its community-supported agriculture program more customer-friendly. Rachel Reicher removes items from her CSA (community-supported agriculture ) share box from Star Hollow Farm. and more » Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:11:35 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE8hw47ee-XxYjIohcVRNY0u0QPKA&url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7b8681d80c0d4d18b305a52456fecf6f/IL--Agriculture-Security/ agriculture - Google News Farm groups, law enforcement join forces on security for Illinois agriculture The Republic AP BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Illinois farm groups are joining forces with law enforcement to improve security related to agriculture . They have created the "Agro-Security Working Group" and will educate farmers on preventing crime and terrorism. and more » Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:07:43 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/industry_1/~3/z8foMUvEVmw/sacramento-mayor-johnson-state-of-city.html Bizjournals.com In his annual State of the City address, an optimistic Mayor Kevin Johnson said Sacramento's next chapter should be dubbed, "making the impossible possible, and concluded the city must determine its own destiny. "None of us can afford to wait for the economy to recover on its own," he said. "We have to take bold actions and determine our own destiny. And we have to do it now." As a March 1 deadline looms for the city of Sacramento to come up with a way to pay for a new entertainment and sports complex, Johnson said he is "confident we can get this done... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:49:15 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHO4e8e7IWZp_B4Wu5LlGX83QH6uA&url=http://www.slashgear.com/bee-deaths-down-to-agriculture-not-armageddon-say-researchers-30211249/ agriculture - Google News In fact, the US Department of Agriculture says they're worth up to $20bn annually to commercial farming processes. Even reduced amounts of neonicotinoid insecticide dust could still present a problem, with the researchers suggesting the bees exposed, ... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:14:35 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.topix.com/science/agriculture/2012/01/understanding-organics?fromrss=1 Agriculture News Food is a major part of our lives. If we are not eating it, we are thinking about it, smelling it, or even just looking at it. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:05:59 EST http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFzEyZN_TUicm5G0-D7eXF04ovpsQ&url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/628662-planning-agriculture-revolution.html agriculture - Google News If we are seriously intent on radically changing Uganda's future to be based, first, foremost and for the foreseeable future on Agriculture , on farming in its widest sense, and everything flowing from that, then this is not an undertaking for the ...