<?xml version="1.0"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel>   <title>AgMap News Feed</title>   <link>http://agmap.psu.edu</link>   <description>A grouping of news items from across the state of Pennsylvania dealing with Pennsylvania's Agriculture Industry.</description>   <language>en</language>   <managingEditor>AgMapSupport@ag.psu.edu</managingEditor>   <webMaster>AgMapSupport@ag.psu.edu</webMaster>   <image>     <title>AgMap: Promoting Pennsylvania Agriculture</title>     <url>http://agmap.psu.edu/skin/images/agmapLogo_small.gif</url>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu</link>   </image>   <ttl>60</ttl>      <item>     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Investigation finds neglect of downed cows at Westminster Livestock Auction Posted 3:35 p.m.</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2008/05/08/news/breaking_news/89downedcows.txt</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Carroll County Online</source>     <description>The Maryland Department of Agriculture has created a new protocol of how inspectors should handle downed cows at livestock auctions after an undercover investigation by the U.S. Humane Society found a downed cow being neglected at the Westminster Livestock Auction.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Video shows sick cow at Pa. livestock auction</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/philadelphia/20080508_Video_shows_sick_cow_at_Pa__livestock_auction.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Philadelphia Inquirer</source>     <description>Four months after inhumane treatment of cows revealed at a California slaughterhouse led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history, the Humane Society of the United States yesterday released new undercover videos of crippled cows at livestock auctions in four states, including Pennsylvania.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Breeder: Dog law proposals excessive</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_129073306.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Daily Item</source>     <description>Overhauled kennel legislation in Pennsylvania is long overdue, according to the state agriculture secretary, but some of the proposals go too far, a Valley kennel operator said.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Humane Society releases new video of mistreated livestock</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/nation/story/613991.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Charlotte Observer</source>     <description>The Humane Society of the United States released video footage Wednesday of sick and injured livestock the group says were mistreated at auction sites and stockyards where cattle are sold for slaughter. The group released videos shot during April and May showing downed cows abandoned for hours at facilities in Maryland, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Texas. A video was posted on the group&#39;s Web ...</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Gypsy Moth aerial treatment planned for Hamilton Co.</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.wxix.com/Global/story.asp?S=8289507</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">FOX 19 Cincinnati</source>     <description>(REYNOLDSBURG, OH) -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture rescheduled an aerial treatment designed to eradicate the gypsy moth in Hamilton County last weekend in order to avoid interfering with Cincinnati&#39;s Flying Pig Marathon.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Pa. Increases Funding for Study of Honeybee Maladies</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://kyw1060.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&amp;contentId=2012834</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">KYW News Radio 1060</source>     <description>The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is putting another $20,000 into the fight against a mysterious ailment that is decimating beehives and threatening crop yields.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Advocates for raw milk protest Pa. dairy farmer&#39;s prosecution</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/05/07/news/state/154969.txt</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Bismarck Tribune</source>     <description>MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. - The Department of Agriculture threw its weight at dairy farmer Mark Nolt.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>More commercial bee colonies lost</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/06/disappearing.bees.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">CNN.com</source>     <description>SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation&#39;s commercially managed hives lost since last year.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Honey Bee Deaths Under Investigation In Pa.</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://cbs3.com/local/honey.bees.deaths.2.717773.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">CBS 3 Philadelphia</source>     <description>Pennsylvania &#39;s Agriculture Department is devoting more money to research what&#39;s behind the mysterious ailment plaguing honey bees.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Dairy judging team wins honors at PSU</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_9165160?source=most_emailed</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Public Opinion</source>     <description>The Chambersburg Dairy Judging team traveled to The Pennsylvania State University, State College, on April 5 to compete in the annual Penn State dairy judging competition.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Got milk? Could be a crime</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080506_Got_milk__Could_be_a_crime.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Philadelphia Inquirer</source>     <description>MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. - The Department of Agriculture threw its weight at dairy farmer Mark Nolt. They seized his inventory. Twice.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Landowners band together to deal with firms</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19663553&amp;BRD=2185&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=415898&amp;rfi=6</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Scranton Times-Tribune</source>     <description>Throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, residents being aggressively solicited to sign natural gas drilling leases are forming grass-roots organizations to protect their interests and the environment.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Dairy judging team wins honors at PSU</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_9165160</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Public Opinion</source>     <description>The Chambersburg Dairy Judging team traveled to The Pennsylvania State University, State College, on April 5 to compete in the annual Penn State dairy judging competition.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Advocates for raw milk protest Pa. dairy farmer&#39;s prosecution</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/05/06/news/state/154969.txt</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Bismarck Tribune</source>     <description>MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. - The Department of Agriculture threw its weight at dairy farmer Mark Nolt.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Gas leasing and drilling like a gold-rush in Pa. DEP oversees operations</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.thedailyreview.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19663493&amp;BRD=2276&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=465049&amp;rfi=6</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Daily &amp; Sunday Review</source>     <description>EDITOR&#39;S NOTE: This is the first of a series of articles about natural gas drilling in Northeastern Pennsylvania</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Farmer fined $4,000 for dealing raw milk</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=63512</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">WorldNet Daily</source>     <description>A Pennsylvania farmer has been fined $4,000 for dealing in raw milk in violation of the state&#39;s bureaucracy that demands he hold a permit in order to sell his natural products to friends and neighbors.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Got milk? Could be a crime</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/philadelphia/20080506_Got_milk__Could_be_a_crime.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Philadelphia Inquirer</source>     <description>MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. - The Department of Agriculture threw its weight at dairy farmer Mark Nolt. They seized his inventory. Twice.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>State devotes more money to research mystery bee ailment</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.centredaily.com/news/state/story/575577.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Centre Daily Times</source>     <description>Pennsylvania&#39;s Agriculture Department is devoting more money to research what&#39;s behind the mysterious ailment plaguing honey bees.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Country coexisting</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/507122.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Altoona Mirror</source>     <description>As more residential developments are built in rural areas, some local farmers say there can be a clash between agriculture and those who&#39;ve moved to the country from the city.   &quot;There is a perception of the pristine living conditions in the country that people have,&quot; said David Hileman, 63, a dairy farmer in Sinking Val-ley.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Dual projects transform look of Old Forge park</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19660870&amp;BRD=2185&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=416046&amp;rfi=6</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Scranton Times-Tribune</source>     <description>OLD FORGE -- Behind a fresh landscape of blooming dogwood, crab apple and pear trees, a baseball team practices on one of three recently revamped fields at Pagnotti Park.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>By Mary Kay Morel, Staff Writer/Editor, Motoman Inc.</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.roboticsonline.com/public/articles/details.cfm?id=3479</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Robotics Online</source>     <description>The New Holland Agriculture plant in New Holland, Pennsylvania, manufactures a wide variety of agricultural equipment, including the round baler.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>PA Agriculture Secretary Says Raw Milk Sales Legal in Pennsylvania With Permit, Testing</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080505/pl_usnw/pa_agriculture_secretary_says_raw_milk_sales_legal_in_pennsylvania_with_permit__testing</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">PR Newswire via Yahoo! News</source>     <description> Free Permits Available to Farmers</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Farmers Market to Open at Farm Show Complex</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080505/pl_usnw/farmers_market_to_open_at_farm_show_complex</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">PR Newswire via Yahoo! News</source>     <description> Market Open Every Tuesday and Friday from May to November</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture begins effort to eradicate noxious weed from Cameron and Potter counties</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2008/05/04/news/doc481933012f806356882881.txt</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Bradford Era</source>     <description>The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has begun an effort to eradicate a noxious weed known as &quot;Mile-a-Minute from Cameron and Potter counties near Sinnemahoning State Park.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Area agriculture</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.yorkdailyrecord.com/ci_9146428?source=rss</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">York Daily Record</source>     <description>--- The 4-H Beef Club meets 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the 4-H Center in West Manchester Township.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>History, wildlife abound in rugged back country</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.centredaily.com/sports/story/568675.html</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Centre Daily Times</source>     <description>Spring is a great time to observe wildlife and there are few places that offer better opportunities to do that than the Lower Trail, a 16-mile route along the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River between Canoe Creek State Park in Blair County and the village of Alfarata in Huntingdon County. The trail is owned by Rails-to-Trails of Central Pennsylvania and lots of information about the trail ...</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>State works to kill vine in Potter County</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.stargazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/NEWS01/805040303</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">Elmira Star-Gazette</source>     <description>HARRISBURG -- Mile-a-Minute, an invasive, noxious vine that can kill other plants, is being targeted for removal this summer near Sinnemahoning State Park in Potter and Cameron counties, said state Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff.</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Monday raw milk rally planned</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://cumberlink.com/articles/2008/05/04/news/local/doc481d3df85a1c9672345005.txt</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Sentinel</source>     <description>Staff reports, May 4, 2008</description>   </item>      <item>     <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>     <title>Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture begins effort to eradicate noxious weed from Cameron and Potter counties</title>     <link>http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2008/05/03/news/doc481933012f806356882881.txt</link>     <source url="http://agmap.psu.edu/redirect.cfm?url=">The Bradford Era</source>     <description>The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has begun an effort to eradicate a noxious weed known as &quot;Mile-a-Minute from Cameron and Potter counties near Sinnemahoning State Park.</description>   </item>    </channel> </rss>