agriculture

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on oil well drilling in the Allegany area. The second installment will be published next week in...

HARRISBURG — The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm Show W...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District is hosting a workshop for farmers and others interested in pesticide update credits and training. ...

Resolutions you can keep: We talked about what makes a resolution easy to keep. Now, we have some examples of New Year’s Resolutions that are manageab...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding on Saturday kicked off the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show, inviting the show’s thous...

The Penn State Extension will host a workshop in January in Kane on “Making Cover Crops Pay.” Participants will learn how cover crops can provide a po...

The PA State Council of Farm Organizations (PSCFO) announced that it is accepting applications for the Dedication to Agriculture Award to be awarded i...

NORWICH TOWNSHIP — The McKean County Master Gardeners have completed some activities at the Donald J. Comes Natural Resources Learning Center on Route...

SMETHPORT — The Master Gardeners of McKean County have launched a new garden hotline which will help county residents get the answers they need on a v...

There’s something comforting about a tree standing tall and strong in the forest. It’s proof that a living thing can withstand whatever storms Mother ...

READING (TNS) — The 2019 growing season was a painful, learning process for hemp farmer Steve Pugliese. “We had major weed issues,” said Pugliese, who...

Women’s Literary Club The Women’s Literary Club met this past Friday at the Bradford Area Public Library. President Patti Neidich opened the business ...

HARRISBURG — Grant funding for energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects for small business owners and farmers is still available from the P...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — The quiet mornings of living near farmland on Four Mile Road were disrupted this past spring and summer for Nancy and Dale Shively wh...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — As Sister Melissa Scholl looked at the Mikel Wintermantel painting titled “Bountiful” Tuesday at the Canticle Farm Market, she noted ...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — What started out with the creation of eight holiday wreaths by a few volunteers to benefit Pfeiffer Nature Center has grown into 300...

Excuses for a drive: Here are more excuses to enjoy the fall foliage and head somewhere fun. The following can be found near Erie: — Pumpkintown, held...

The black bear is a common species in Pennsylvania, with population growth more than quadrupling over the past five decades. According to the Pennsylv...

Contradicting woolly worms: Andy Heffner of Ormsby stopped by The Era newsroom recently to bring us a woolly worm that snuck into his newly built gree...

Halloween is a popular holiday, giving lots of eager residents in the area a reason to celebrate fall, spooky things and pumpkins for two months. Whil...