King Whetstone News Today

HARRISBURG — Multicultural performances, tightrope walkers and fireworks above the Susquehanna River, live music and food trucks in September can mean only one thing – the Kipona Festival has arrived. The 70,000 attendees anticipated at the event Sept. 2-4, 2023 will also be greeted by another welcome party – smiling people at eye-catching carts as […]

HARRISBURG — Thousands of milk producers across the country will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) as the agency collects information for the 2024 Milk Production reports. “The dairy industry is an important component of the Northeast’s agriculture, and it is crucial for us to have accurate data […]

HARRISBURG — In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey cattle operations nationwide to provide an up-to-date measure of U.S. cattle inventories. “This information helps producers make timely, informed business decisions and plan for herd expansion or reduction. It also helps packers and government leaders evaluate expected slaughter volume […]

HARRISBURG — As the 2023 growing season officially comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to gather final year-end crop production numbers and the amount of grain and oilseeds they store on their farms. At the same time, NASS will survey grain facility operators […]

HARRISBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its 2023 Cost of Pollination survey from November through December of 2023. The survey will be sent to nearly 16,000 producers nationwide. “Honey bees are important pollinators of crops ranging from almonds to zucchinis,” King Whetstone, director of the NASS Northeastern […]

HARRISBURG — Beginning this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will gather information about crop production practices from producers across Pennsylvania and New York, as part of the 2023 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). “ARMS is a vital survey that tracks how Pennsylvania and New York farms use technology to […]

U.S. Sens. Peter Welch, Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, introduced legislation this week to de-link the development of renewable energy from oil and gas leasing. The Comprehensive

Winter wheat production in Ohio and barley production in Pennsylvania hit record highs this year, according to the latest reports.

Beginning in late October, the Northeastern Regional Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be conducting the Potato Acreage and Disposition Survey.

Pennsylvania corn production for grain is forecast at 131 million bushels, up 11% from 2022, according to King Whetstone, director of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeastern Regional