agriculture

COUDERSPORT — Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the P...

UNIVERSITY PARK — After Penn State’s 2020 Ag Progress Days was canceled and shifted to an entirely virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsy...

The USDA Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, has decided to improve the sustainability of oak ecosystems on Tracy Ridge through the use of pres...

PHILADELPHIA — August will once again be PA Produce Month, a month-long celebration of Pennsylvania’s vegetable farmers, organized by the Pennsylvania...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have developed a robotic mushroom picking and trimming mechanism and de...

NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month on June 1st. This celebration highlights the U...

The weather was perfect Saturday when Penn State Extension master gardeners Linda Rankin, Bob Harris and Raj Nadella got their hands in the dirt and b...

The 2020 census reported the lowest rate of population growth in the U.S. since the post-Depression decade, inspiring a chorus of economic Cassandras ...

With inflation causing prices of vegetables to continue rising, now may be the ripe time to plant your own garden. That was the word from local garden...

During pre-pandemic years, students from Bradford Area Christian Academy would visit Bradford Ecumenical Home residents regularly at the St. Francis D...

CUBA, N.Y. — A new organization in Allegany County, that began just 17 days ago, already has hundreds of members and an event planned for later this m...

WILLIAMSPORT — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced that twelve counties in DEP’s Northcentral Region, including Potter C...

McKean Memorial Park is under new ownership. Owners Cassy Platko and her father, Mark Platko will operate the business as McKean Memorial Park LLC, a ...

On Tuesday, the McKean County Commissioners proclaimed April 18-24 Conservation District Week 2021 in McKean County. Conservation Districts began nati...

HARRISBURG — Farmers and other conservationists are applauding legislation in the state Senate that will offer financial support that farmers in Penns...

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee will consider four bills at a meeting set for 9:15 a.m. today in the Senate Chamber, according to Com...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest is initiating an environmental analysis of the Pleasant Project, located...

Neatly tucked into the $1.9 trillion stimulus package is the second largest welfare expansion in U.S. history. President Joe Biden’s plan would increa...

More than 15 years ago, many state-level politicians were so eager for gas industry investment in Pennsylvania that they treated drillers as benefacto...

T.O.P.S. Chapter #1704 Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter #1704 gathered at 5:30 p.m. Monday on the second floor of the Gleason Building, 90 Boylston St...