agriculture

EAST SMETHPORT — The 116th McKean County Fair is being held August 14 through 20, at the Fairgrounds in East Smethport. A variety of entertainment and...

Without a doubt, the climate-obsessed green movement is the most stupidly self-destructive force in the world today, leaving a trail of irrationality ...

LAWNS, WEEDS, HISTORY: On a beautifully sunny day in Bradford, Jerry Oliphant stopped in to drop the following reminder: “To those who poison their la...

PHOENIX (AP) — Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their fam...

EMPORIUM — The Lyme Timber Company, Generations Forestry, and several public and private landowners joined together in a collaborative effort this spr...

MONGAHELA — In Washington County Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was joined by Penn State Extension Area Master Gardener Coordinator ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hunters have 30,024 Deer Management Assistance Program permits available for harvesting extra deer in state forests and state parks...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvaniafell to No. 7 nationally in maple syrup production, as the amount of the sticky, sweet stuff flowing through taps in th...

A few days ago, on his way home from work, my husband helped push a stranger’s car into a gasoline stall. The driver had run out of gas just as she wa...

ROCKVIEW (TNS) — A group of inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview in Centre County recently demonstrated the tree-climbing skills ...

WARREN — On most Forest Service lands within the Allegheny National Forest the USDA Forest Service allows the harvesting of wild leeks (Allium sp.) fo...

A 68-year-old man suffocated inside his silo after he climbed inside to make a repair Monday evening, Cumberland County authorities said. Daniel Burkh...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A fourth farm in Lancaster County has been impacted by the highly-contagious strain of avian influenza, according to the United Sta...

A crowded room full of sharply dressed individuals, most in uniform, were gathered on Saturday afternoon to celebrate during a luncheon held for the D...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced Thursday that the Department is se...

WILD EDIBLES CONTINUED. For sensational spring flavor, be sure to eat your weeds! Check out the continuation of a list of Mother Nature’s healthiest g...

WILD EDIBLES: For sensational spring flavor, be sure to eat your weeds! Check out this list of Mother Nature’s healthiest greens from the Farmers’ Alm...

Master Gardener, Keith Adkins, will be sharing his extensive knowledge with gardeners who want to get the most out of their plantings during the upcom...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was joined by the dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences to highlight nearly $1...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — An energy company set its sights on Lawrence County. It went door to door, promising farm owners a steady stream of revenue for dec...