agriculture

JOHNSONBURG — Rolfe Beagle Club, an active bird dog and sportsmen’s group in Johnsonburg, completed another important piece of its wetland improvement...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District directors and staff welcomed representatives from legislators and agencies for a legislative tour ...

Now that temperatures are consistently in the 60-degree range it is finally time to weed, edge and mulch our perennial borders and foundation shrubs. ...

TOPS 16 The weekly meeting for TOPS 16 was held at the First Presbyterian Church at 54 East Corydon St. on Wednesday, opened by Leader Dianna Lewis wi...

When one thinks of a school open house, sights that come to mind might be models of planets, or working volcanoes. Next Thursday, when the Otto-Eldred...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — For Americans who want to more carefully consider the food they eat — and how their choices might affect their health for the better ...

Food insecurity is another way of saying you don't know where your next meal is coming from. It can happen to anyone who has lost a job, is struggling...

SMETHPORT — Last year, as part of its annual water quality projects, the McKean County Conservation District worked with municipalities to prevent sed...

I always look for my forsythia bush to be some of the first flowers of spring. Blooming during Eastertide caused the shrub to be known as the Easter T...

SMETHPORT — In 2022, the McKean County Conservation District purchased a no-till drill for McKean County landowners to rent. During the past two years...

(TNS)—Scientists may have found a new tool for growing crops — and it’s something we flush away every day. The Cool Down reports that scientists have ...

Today is Earth Day. Interested in planting a garden or supporting pollinators this year? Two local libraries have just what you need to get started. W...

SMETHPORT — Recognized by both the Pennsylvania state House and Senate, April 20 to 26, 2025, has been declared Conservation District Week. We all kno...

The long-range weather forecast gives us hope that May will be the spring weather for which we have all been waiting. Our spring bulbs are blooming, t...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the Organic Science and Research Investment Act. By ensuring orga...

Spending at the Department of Agriculture increased by 339% between 2000 and 2024, while staff numbers fell, OpenTheBooks found in its third and final...

In McKean County, spring weather is always a rollercoaster. Sunshine and 70 degrees one day and 30 degrees and snow squalls the next. After a long har...

TuckAway Angus is breeding more than just top-tier bulls. A local breeding operation owned by Dr. David and Susan Godfrey, TuckAway Angus claimed Penn...

The McKean County Conservation District announced the following application dates for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) for fund...

The U.S. contributed to over $1 billion spent promoting shrimp farming in foreign countries from 1998 to 2023, which members of Congress say may have ...