Top photo courtesy PA Department of Agriculture / Above photo and story submitted by Borderline 4H On Friday Jan. 7, Cassie Marvin (above) represented Borderline Livestock 4-H club and Susquehanna County 4-H at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Rabbit Show. She exhibited a meat pen of three broken Satins and nineContinue Reading
Photo by Rick Hiduk (originally published in the Daily Review) Local FFA members who traveled to the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg last week encountered a familiar face among the young adults working the nine-day event. Cheyanne Bastian-Brown wrapped up her FFA journey when she graduated from Canton High SchoolContinue Reading
4-H member Makayla Bedford (above, left) and 4-H adviser Sandy Pardoe represented Sullivan County at the 106th Pennsylvania Farm Show on Jan. 11. Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (originally published in the Sullivan County Review) The importance of 4-H to Pennsylvania Farm Show organizers cannot be overstated. The four-leafContinue Reading
Emma Byler and Casey Harriman (top) are congratulated by Farm Show equine event coordinators after their third-place win. Emma (background) keeps pace with Buck and Buzz as Casey drives the team towards a third-place finish in the Heavyweight Draft Horse pulling contest. By Rick Hiduk / Photos courtesy PA DepartmentContinue Reading
Canton FFA members who attended the Pennsylvania State FFA Association Mid-Winter Convention included (top, from left) Tyler Engel, Hannah Kendall, Aubree Route, Kathryne Kilbourn, Mitchell Wooster, Hunter Hartford, Lucas Drever, Oliver Kelley, Noah Gibble, Tyson Bedford, Camille McRoberts, and Faith Vogel. Above, Athens FFA members (from left) Brooke Geiger, HannahContinue Reading
Sally and Andy Dewing stand next to the Endless Mountains Maple Syrup Producers Association display, which was developed by the Athens FFA. The Association represents maple producers in Bradford, Sullivan, and Susquehanna counties. Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (originally published in The Farmer’s Friend) The Endless Mountains Maple SyrupContinue Reading
4H potato judges at the 106th Pennsylvania Farm Show included (top, from left) Averie Cook, Madelaine Alderfer, Ariana Cook, Danica Vargason, Monroe Bellows, Gwynn Bellows, Landon Shanks, Lydia Shanks, Ellie Cook, Nadia Alderfer, Rachel Fritsch, and Eleyana Bellows. Rachel Fritsch’s Penn State-themed potato (below) collection garnered a first-place win inContinue Reading
Canton FFA members (above, from left) Tyler Engel, Samantha Morgan, Oliver Kelley, and Camille McRoberts sport Spotted Lanternfly hats after their informative presentation on how to capture the pests. From there, they followed fellow FFA members to the New Holland Arena for the annual Pennsylvania State FFA Association Mid-Winter Convention.Continue Reading
Corbin Bruce (above) of Athens points to one of his winning photos in the PA Farm Show. His sister, Shelby (not pictured), also did well with her photo entries. Corbin picked up a win in the youth photo contest with this simple shot (top) of livestock on the family farm.Continue Reading
Hannah Merkh holds the lemon curd angel food cake that she entered in this year’s PA Farm Show. Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) Though former Tunkhannock resident Hannah Merkh didn’t place in the top five with her angel food cake at the Pennsylvania Farm Show,Continue Reading