agriculture

CAMP HILL — Knowing the benefits of spending time outside, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) encourages everyone to get outdoors an...

I was appointed state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development for the Commonwealth in October 2021. Thus far, the highlight...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service announced that Allegheny National Forest’s Bradford Ranger District is initiating an environmental ...

HAPPY TWOS-DAY: Today, the world hits an unprecedented milestone. It’s the date itself: 02/22/22. And this so-called “Twosday” falls on a Tuesday, no ...

After a two-year hiatus, area residents — and those who like to come home for festivities — will be happy to hear that Festa Italiana will return in 2...

Americans know that solar means business, creates jobs, helps the environment and can help families, farms and businesses save money. That’s why poll ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Landowners willing to allow public access to fishing on their properties for a price are being sought by the Pennsylvania Fish and ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hunters took 3,659 Pennsylvania black bears in 2021, the fifth-best bear harvest ever and the second largest since 2011. That total...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A series of climate hubs, including one in Pennsylvania, has been launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bolster climate...

SMETHPORT — Penn State Extension offers a series of workshops, conferences, and self-paced education, online and by mail, designed to help Pennsylvani...

GET THROUGH WINTER: Not only are the days long and cold, but weather extremes can strike at a moment’s notice and bring treacherous and dangerous cond...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A design technique aimed at compact, pedestrian-friendly development — also known as traditional neighborhood development — will be ...

(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on Oak Hill Cemetery, as we explore the history of one of Bradford’s oldest “city of the dea...

HARRISBURG — Farm or land owners looking to sell or lease land for agricultural production may want to take advantage of PA Farm Link’s “The 2022 Kick...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hold on to those Christmas trees! A farm in Pennsylvania is willing to take them off your hands in order to feed their goats. UPI r...

The beautiful but odoriferous Bradford pear trees along Boylston Street in the City of Bradford are an invasive species, and Pennsylvania is in the pr...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The first two weekends of December are typically the busiest of the year for purchases of live Christmas trees. This year may be bu...

This past summer, two reports were issued that have real meaning to the agricultural community in Pennsylvania. First was a report from the U.S. Depar...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Twenty-six volunteers from four counties enrolled in the pilot. Led by educators from Extension's Leadership and Community Vitality ...

LATROBE (TNS) — Even as Pennsylvania’s hemp industry continues to face growing pains, farmer Rick Fundy knows there is potential in the trade. This ye...