Helping to staff the popular “Calving Corner” at the Pennsylvania Farm show on Jan. 6 were (from left) Alex, Aiden, and Chelsea Empet, who shared their vast knowledge of dairy farming with curious Farm Show guests as they waited for the cow behind them to give birth. Story and photoContinue Reading
Nostrils flare and the dirt flies as Casey Harriman drives Rusty and Jay to a first place finish at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Jan. 7. Below, friends and family members of Casey Harriman traveled to the Pennsylvania Farm show in Harrisburg to help and cheer him onContinue Reading
Members of the Dewing family sharing their knowledge of maple syrup production with visitors to the Pennsylvania Farm show this week included (above, from left) Braxton, Sally, Bryn, and Andy Dewing. Below, Andy Dewing extends his knowledge of the uses of maple sugar products extended beyond the Pennsylvania Maple Producers CouncilContinue Reading
Monroe Bellows had a successful first showing at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg with a turkey hen named Fluffernutter on Monday. The mild mannered bird garnered the St. Agnes sixth grader a fourth-place ribbon in her age group. Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (originally published in the DailyContinue Reading
Molly Burke (left) is leading a family tradition of showing livestock as a Delmonico Club 4-H member, attending this year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show this year with her sister, Norah (center), and mother, Rebekah. She took two lambs – Phannie (left) and Norman – who are also siblings, but Molly wasContinue Reading
Sullivan County 4-H member and high school senior Makayla Bedford may have surprised herself with a Best of Show ribbon awarded for her Civil War era, Victorian period dress – her first individual entry in the Pennsylvania Farm show in all the years that she has attended. Story by RickContinue Reading
A new display at Deep Roots Hard Cider (top) touts the recent awards garnered by the facility as judges by panels at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg this past week. Above, Tim Wells of Hard Roots Cider (center) accepts a Best of Show trophy for The Blues, a fruitContinue Reading
Gathering to check out the handiwork of the Canton FFA at their PA Farm Show landscape display on Monday were (from left) Sen. Gene Yaw, CHS principal Donny Jacopetti, CHS students Tyler Engel, Summar Rought, and Lydia Mead, Canton FFA adviser Tom Hojnowski, and Rep. Clint Owlett. Story and lead photoContinue Reading
Andy Dewing works with children at the Pennsylvania Farm show, sharing fun facts about maple syrup production at an education table sponsored by the PA Maple Syrup Producers Council. Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (Originally published in the Rocket-Courier ) It was a banner year at Dewy Meadows FarmContinue Reading
Photo by Rick Hiduk (Originally published in the Daily Review) Amber Hughes of Camptown was one of many representatives of Penn State Extension who staffed the Extension’s exhibit and activity area in the Giant Expo Hall at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last week. On Jan. 12, she invited visitors toContinue Reading