agriculture

WASHINGTON — The Rixford, Pa., Water Association was awarded $153,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Water and Waste Disposal lo...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is holding the Santa Claus Lane parade this year, but in reverse. It will be held in the Olea...

For Gus Crissman, gardening is more than just a hobby, it’s a way of life. He begins starting all his plants at the end of March to April 1st, includi...

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service has noticed an increase in wildfires across the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) due to recreational activities. The M...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Wednesday announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $72 mil...

The year 2020 has been a year full of surprises. Bradford resident Kerry Roslinski and his family had a surprise of their own when they found an unexp...

SMETHPORT — Concerned about the devastation the area’s growing bear population is having on agriculture, the McKean-Potter Farm Bureau approved a poli...

Friends of Allegheny Wilderness will hold its next trail stewardship event Oct. 10-11 on the 13-mile Hickory Creek Wilderness trail. Precautions due t...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the extension of more than a dozen flexibilities ensuring participants in the Special Supple...

HARRISBURG — With hunting and other outdoors activities increasing at a time when woodlands and brush can become tinder dry in just a few days, the Wo...

HARRISBURG — After a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, the Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday moved Potter County to dro...

From the resumption of school to Penn State’s football season and innumerable entertainment and cultural events in between, COVID-19 has taken a heavy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the Trump Administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $46 million to i...

Good weather has been helpful for harvesting forages but has put some forage crops under stress and at risk. Drought-like conditions can increase nitr...

The Veterans Honor Wall, a feature of the Coudersport Arboretum, has been in place for more than a decade. The Honor Wall recently had the American Fl...

CLEARFIELD — Landowners of 30 acres or more in McKean County may be eligible for the Family Forest Carbon program. The program was created by the Amer...

LAWNS : Mowing the lawn may lead to frustration because there are various areas in your yard that are brown instead of green. During peak summer heat,...

SMETHPORT (EC) — Even though the 2020 McKean County Fair has been canceled due to the coronavirus, fair directors have decided to plan a modified sche...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — The community has been generous with donations to Canticle Farms this summer, which has given the nonprofit organization the ability ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on agriculture in Pennsylvania will be the subject of an online town hall meeting at 2...