agriculture

HARRISBURG — On Monday, the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, approved legislation to expan...

SMETHPORT — Conservation districts began nationwide after the Dust Bowl removed valuable top soil from farms and caused serious health and economic is...

HARRISBURG — With farmers and food processors facing challenges in getting food to market and charitable food banks facing significant increases in ne...

UNIVERSITY PARK — In-person, nonessential events and programs sponsored by Penn State Extension through at least June 19 have been cancelled, postpone...

BUFFERS: The Penn State Extension has written a reminder to take care of riparian buffers. As spring starts to warm the air, it also warms the water a...

HARRISBURG — Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secreta...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Landowners are invited to attend a Penn State Extension webinar to further explore solar energy interests and receive information on...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Monday unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Implementing policies to spur improvements in retail activities in rural communities will be the topic of a web-based seminar presen...

McCourt Label will continue to operate in accordance with state mandate, the company announced. While Gov. Tom Wolf ordered that all non-life-sustaini...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts were awarded over $67,000 in grants. With this funding, forty-one pollution reduction projec...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For residents of southeastern Pennsylvania, winter provides a brief respite from the spotted lanternfly, an insect invader that has ...

ALLENTOWN — Last week, U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced the Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Meas...

The Forest Service for the Allegheny National Forest is proposing a series of actions to bring the Yette Project Area into better balance with goals a...

WASHINGTON — On Friday, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson introduced H.R. 5799, the Bridging Responsib...

HARRISBURG — Reps. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, and Clint Owlett, R-Wellsboro, are inviting area farmers and others in the agriculture industry to a ...

KANE — A cover crop workshop was held Jan. 24 at Lantz Corners, with 32 farmers and landowners taking part. “Choosing a mix of cover crops is like cho...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District is hosting several workshops for landowners with invasive plant populations and others interested ...

MARIENVILLE — The USDA Forest Service has signed the decision notice and finding of no significant impact for the Otter project on the Marienville Ran...

UNIVERSITY PARK — If not contained, the spotted lanternfly potentially could drain Pennsylvania’s economy of at least $324 million annually and cause ...