Joy of Farm Watching
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Other Penn State publications on Farming and the Community
Good Neighbor Relations: Advice and Tips from Farmers
Understanding Your Community's Agriculture
What is the Future of Agriculture in Your Community?
Community Conflicts Over Agriculture, Land Use, and Natural Resources

Where learn more?

Penn State Cooperative Extension
Nonformal outreach education for individuals, families, businesses, and communities throughout Pennsylvania on a variety of issues related to the food and fiber system; children, youth, and families; the environment; and economic and community development

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture encourages, protects and promotes agriculture and related industries throughout the commonwealth.

4-H Virtual Farm
Youth-oriented Web site with virtual tours of different farm types

Ag in the Classroom
Resources about farming for teachers and students, including virtual field trips, science fair projects, animals, and ag questions

AgMap
Interactive resource for finding Pennsylvania farms, farmers’ markets, and other agricultural businesses

Economic Role of Agriculture
County-level information about the job and income impact of farming in Pennsylvania

Moo Milk
Educational Web site about cows and milk with facts, contests, games, and recipes

PA Buy Fresh, Buy Local
Online local food guide to Pennsylvania family farms, farmers, markets, community-supported agriculture farms (CSAs), u-pick farms, restaurants, grocers, and other businesses that sell locally grown farm products and other agricultural businesses and other agricultural businesses.

Lancaster Farming Cow Cam
Realtime camera in Kreider Farm's free stall cow barn

Kreider Farm Chicken Cam
Realtime camera inside Kreider Farm's layer house

Written by Tim Kelsey, Professor of Agricultural Economics
Copyright 2006

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