Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade
Special Sections Editor
WASHINGTON — National Grange Master Ed Luttrell has often said there should be only one “boring” Grange in the U.S., his home Grange of Boring-Damascus Grange in Oregon. Luttrell, who was elected as National Master in November, is looking to infuse a renewed excitement in the organization.
While new to the office, Luttrell is laying out an ambitious plan. » 
Chris Torres
Staff Writer
LANCASTER, Pa. — When 21-year-old Josiah Garber recently graduated from college, he dreaded coming back to the long days that were waiting for him on the family dairy farm.
But rather than give up on the 140-year-old family business, he was committed to making it work. » 
Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade
Special Sections Editor
WASHINGTON — The United States has 9.2 million square miles of land. Of that, only 18 percent is arable. However, with a growing population and a push out of the cities, the future of that land is in question. » 
Chris Tomlinson
Associated Press Writer
NGIRESI, Tanzania — Farmer Loi Bangoti picks corn by hand on the lush, cool slopes of his land, nestled under the cloudy shadow of Africa’s highest mountains.
Half a world away, farmer Tim Recker drives his combine through the famously flat, open corn fields that stretch out in the sun across the plains of Iowa.
For all their differences, both men rely on a complex global food market that decides how much their corn is worth and who will buy it. » 
Ag Census, Manure Incineration Also Discussed at PennAg Meeting
JOYCE ZIMMERMAN
Southeastern Pa. Correspondent
LANCASTER, Pa. — “Flies are a serious issue I deal with every day and I need your help,” said Dr. Greg Martin, Penn State poultry specialist.
Martin was speaking Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Meat and Egg Committee of the PennAg Poultry Council here at the Farm and Home Center. » 
Chris Torres
Staff Writer
LEESPORT, Pa. — Organizers of this year’s Berks Innovative Ag Workshop went back in time and looked ahead to the future for innovations producers can use on their farms today.
More than 100 people attended the workshop, which was held at the 60-year-old Leesport Farmers Market on Monday.
The day-long event featured several speakers, vendor displays and a panel focused on women in agriculture.
The event, now in its second year, is organized by the Berks Conservation District.
To kick off this year’s event, the county’s new agriculture coordinator, Sheila Miller, shared a few comments about what the show means to local farmers, who she said gain an edge by attending local events like this.
“We are here today to learn about the success farms have propagated throughout the years,” Miller said.
The show started with a brief history lesson from Landis Valley Museum Historian Joe Schott on the farming methods past farmers used in the area.
Farming in and around southcentral Pennsylvania, Schott said, dates back 3,000 years to when Native Americans cultivated the land, grew crops and raised livestock.
Throughout the millennium, farming has evolved and gone through its stages. » 
Chris Torres
Staff Writer
LEESPORT, Pa. — Here’s th