3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (582+ words) This week's Hemp Podcast is divided into two parts. First, we take a look at the recent changes in U.S. hemp policy in a conversation with Rachel Umansky-Castro, the agriculture reporter for Bloomberg Government, who has spent the summer covering the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (605+ words) Cory Geiger, the lead dairy economist at CoBank, speaks at the Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference on Sept. 9, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Protein is the milk component of the moment thanks in…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (292+ words) A 745,000 square foot Fairlife dairy plant in Webster, New York. The facility soft opened in Aug. 2026. A much-anticipated Northeast dairy processing plant is now open. Fairlife’s 745,000-square-foot building in Webster, New York, soft opened Aug. 20. It’s planning to be fully…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (314+ words) Rows of corn lead toward a farmstead and twin silos in Gap, Lancaster County, Pa. The basis of farming today has finally been recognized as a global situation. U.S. farmers at all levels are contending with local, state and mostly federal…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1022+ words) You never really know where something you learn as a child will someday take you. Sometimes a lesson stays tucked away for years, quietly becoming part of who you are, until one day you realize it has followed you into…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (762+ words) President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden dinner at the White House on Sept. 2, 2026. The ag policy roundup is back after a summer hiatus. This column will run as needed during the fall to cover national and regional developments in…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (500+ words) The U.S. dairy industry is accelerating efforts to increase protein levels in the nation’s milk supply to align with global demand trends and keep pace with key export market competitors. While butterfat levels in U.S. milk have risen sharply over the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1302+ words) From left, Pennsylvania Ag Secretary Russell Redding, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya and Michael Dykes, the president of the International Dairy Foods Association, gather at a dairy farm in Schnecksville, Pa., to announce Chobani's expansion to a plant…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (564+ words) This is the big one that Pennsylvania’s dairy industry has been waiting for. After years of recruiting new dairy processors that netted some small wins, lots of frustration and one heartbreaking miss, Pennsylvania has landed a $1.2 billion Chobani plant. The…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1160+ words) (From left) Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council Executive Director Jonathan Geyer, state Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and Woodland BIO founder and CEO Luca Pandolfi at the 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show. First place in a college business competition fueled Luca Pandolfi’s dream…...