Pennsylvania Ag Connection http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com Your Daily Source for Pennsylvania Ag & Farm News, Markets, Weather, Auctions and Real Estate 180 Farmers Discuss Critical Ag Issues with Congressional Delegation http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=220 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=220 Farmers from across Pennsylvania traveled to Washington D. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 7:49:22 CST Cattlemen's Beef Board Appointments Announced http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=221 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=221 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced 36 appointments to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 7:49:22 CST CHEMSWEEP to Offer Safe Pesticide Disposal in 21 Counties http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=222 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=222 Agricultural businesses and residents in 21 Pennsylvania counties will soon be able to safely and easily dispose of unwanted pesticides through the CHEMSWEEP program, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said Thursday. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 7:49:22 CST Triscuit, Urban Farming Pledge to Build 50 Community-Based Home Farms http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=216 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=216 Triscuit wants Americans to discover the simple joy of growing and sharing their own herbs and vegetables. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:49:22 CST Firewood Quarantine Revised to Exempt Additional Types of Treated Hardwoods http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=217 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=217 Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that out-of-state firewood producers now have two additional treatment options for exempting their firewood products from a quarantine meant to keep harmful invasive species from entering Pennsylvania: heat treatment and fumigation. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:49:22 CST