If 2022 was a year of record highs in the U.S. food and agricultural sectors, 2023 saw many key indicators drop back. Some of those declines were welcome. Food prices increased sharply in 2022, and the 9.9% increase in the consumer price index (CPI) for food was the highest annual rate of food price inflation […]
Jan. 12—SALEM, S.D. — The McCook County Board of Adjustment will resume discussions and could vote Tuesday on whether to approve a conditional use permit that would allow for construction of a solar energy farm in the county. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 in the third floor […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Farm Show can date back to as early as the mid-1600s. William Penn created the Agriculture Show which would occur in other locations before settling in Harrisburg. This show would continue until 1917 when William and Thomas Price created a three-day state-wide gathering called the Pennsylvania Corn, Fruit, Vegetable, […]
Here are this week’s letters to the editor of the Sheboygan Press. See our letters policy below for details about how to share your views. Is ‘the city’ its people or government leaders? I see by the headlines that “the city” of Sheboygan wants to build a 2,000-unit small town near Sheboygan (“City of Sheboygan makes […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The snowstorm did not stop anyone from making it to the first day of the Farm Show, including a family from Texas. Charissa Baxter grew up in the Midstate and, now living in Texas brought her son to the Farm Show for the first time. “My parents brought us when we […]
COLDWATER TWP. — A 100-megawatt industrial battery storage farm is at a standstill until Coldwater and Coldwater Township decide who controls the zoning. Texas-based Jupiter Power requested a January township planning commission site plan review for its proposed 70-acre Tibbits Battery Storage facility on the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and State Road. Jupiter Power […]
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a “radical improvement” in the country’s farm machinery sector, state media reported on Wednesday, as the reclusive state pushes for agricultural modernisation to tackle chronic food shortages. Visiting a farm machine exhibition on Tuesday, Kim said it was important to map out a […]
HARRISBURG ― The 108th PA Farm Show is just around the corner, Jan. 6-13, at the PA Farm Show Complex, 2300 N. Cameron St. The largest indoor agricultural expo in the nation, the PA Farm Show features nearly 6,000 animals, 12,000-plus competitive events and exhibits, plus nearly 250 commercial exhibits and hundreds of educational and […]
Microsoft has plans to build a data center in Wisconsin. Earlier this month the company bought more than 400 acres of land that included a pumpkin farm. Microsoft is one among several tech giants investing into data centers in the AI arms race. Microsoft is buying up acres of land in Wisconsin for a new […]
Dec. 22—Cultivate your passion for agriculture at the 2024 Women in Ag Conference, hosted by the U of M Women in Ag Network in partnership with the Minnesota Farm Service Agency. The Women in Ag Conference will be from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the St. Cloud Holiday Inn. This […]
A 17-year-old Kentucky high school student was killed Saturday in what school officials say was a farm accident, according to Dustin Howard, Clark County Public Schools superintendent. The victim was identified as Ryan Phelps. Howard said he was a senior at George Rogers Clark High School. “This unspeakable tragedy has significantly affected our entire school […]
A building fire resulted in $1 million in damage and the death of almost 200,000 chickens Saturday in Middletown. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal, the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown received a report of a brush fire in the area of 1800 Middleneck Road around 7 p.m. While on the way to the […]