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Burket remembered for impact on dairy farming
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (892+ words) Just like the waterfalls for which Burket Falls Farm is named, David C. Burket Sr. was gentle, full of life and always moving in the same direction. That's how his son John Burket remembered his father, who passed away at 93 on…...
Healthiest plant-based milk substitute
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (340+ words) Dear Dr. Roach: Everyone in my family except for me has converted to using almond milk instead of cow's milk. I just saw something on the internet that says almond milk is possibly the worst plant-based milk substitute. I trust…...
Sweet tradition: Milkshakes dominate Pa. Farm Show
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (1159+ words) HARRISBURG " Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the dozens, prepared to "wait it out" for a storied treat: a Pennsylvania Farm Show milkshake. "They gotta be really, really good because people come here from all over…...
Tasty milestone: The Meadows marks 75 years in business
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (947+ words) DUNCANSVILLE " Some things change over the years, while others stay the same. That's the case with the Original Meadows Frozen Custard, which is celebrating 75 years in business in 2025. Their frozen custard recipe is the same today as when the custard…...
Local, state officials tour Cambria County farm
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (987+ words) CHEST SPRINGS " Area farmers made their voices heard by local and state officials during the Cambria County Farm Bureau's legislative tour Friday at the Krug Family Farm along Sewing Lane in Allegheny Township, just outside of Chest Springs Borough. Cambria…...
Shapiro touts faster permits at Martinsburg's Kulp Family Dairy farm
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (526+ words) MARTINSBURG " "Time is money for farmers," which is why speeding up the permit process for farm expansions is important, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday morning while standing on the grounds of the Kulp Family Dairy farm. The Shapiro administration has…...
Chambersburg farm's raw milk, cheese products recalled
9+ mon, 2+ hour ago (345+ words) The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns consumers to immediately discard The Family Cow brand raw milk and raw-milk cheese, sold from the farm's Chambersburg retail store and online for pick-up at more than 50 locations across Pennsylvania. All production and sell-by…...
Dairy Month celebrated
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (834+ words) With June Dairy Month underway, Pennsylvania continues to rank among the top milk producing states in the United States. Andrew Ritchey, president of Ritchey's Dairy, Martinsburg, said having a month to celebrate dairy is special. "It's a time to really…...