Pennsylvania Ag Connection http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com Your Daily Source for Pennsylvania Ag & Farm News, Markets, Weather, Auctions and Real Estate 180 Redding to Launch 'Farm-City Week' at Philadelphia's City Hall http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=937 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=937 Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Acting Secretary Russell Redding will join Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis to kick off National Farm-City Week at 11 a. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 7:56:37 CST PennFuture Intends to Sue Farms for Allowing Sewage into Local Streams http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=938 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=938 Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) Thursday announced that it had sent letters of intent to sue to five central Pennsylvania dairy farms that allegedly allow animal sewage and sediment to discharge into local waters, in violation of the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 7:56:37 CST Penn State Research Leads to Development of 'Healing Bandages' http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=939 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=939 It seems like a strange concept -- bandages made from cellulose produced by microbes that contribute to wound healing -- but to hear Jeffrey Catchmark explain it, the idea makes perfect sense. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 7:56:37 CST Lake Erie Region Cleanup Clears Nearly 19,400 Pounds of Trash http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=940 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=940 An impressive 1,257 volunteers picked up 72,763 pieces of trash adding up to 19,395 pounds during the seventh Pennsylvania-Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup, according to the Department of Environmental Protection. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 7:56:37 CST PA Farm Bureau's Highest Honor Presented to Wolff, Steele http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=932 http://www.pennsylvaniaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=932 Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) presented former State Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff and former Dean of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences Robert Steele with Barn Raiser Awards to recognize their many years of public service to the agricultural community during PFB's 59th Annual Meeting. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 7:56:37 CST