agriculture

SALES : In our foray into The Era’s archives, we came across what reporters at the time believed to be the first “public market” of its kind in Bradfo...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Fair is not just about food, rides and late model special events. One of the keystones in the annual fair is its incorpo...

Evergreen Elm's biodynamic gardeners won 27 ribbons out of 28 entries in the vegetable judging at the McKean County Fair this week in Smethport. The g...

STATE COLLEGE — In an effort to help produce growers comply with the new requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act, Penn State Extension has p...

Approximately 200 people made their way through nine beautiful gardens Sunday in Bradford, and in the end selected the two they liked the best. As a r...

WASHINGTON — If you are not collateral damage in the escalating trade wars, the bulletins from the wars' multiplying fronts are hilarious reading. You...

The last couple weeks of July signals the start of harvest season for luscious, sweet, blueberries that are ripe for the picking at farms throughout t...

REST ROOM: Here’s a little reminder of the importance of the little things in life. In 1920, The Era wrote about the popularity of, of all things, the...

Remember thumb wars as a kid? Well this “war” is between green thumbs. On July 29 from 1 to 5 p.m., there will be a tour of nine prestigious local gar...

A snap pea emerges from its vine on a sunny Friday afternoon. Local gardens are starting to produce plenty of fruit and vegetables.

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Over the past four or five summers, Selene and Jim Machuga have transported fresh produce from Canticle Farm in Allegany to The Frien...

On any given morning, Claudia Sprague can be found in the Chapel Ridge gardens pulling weeds and pampering plants in her dirt-stained green garden glo...

LOBO WOLF: If you’re in the Kane area, stop in the McCleery Discovery Center and see its newest edition: “Tanya,” the only full mount lobo wolf in the...

Imagine corn, rye and sunflowers ––found right here in the Pennsylvania Wilds –– being distilled and turned into whiskey and spirits. That’s the plan ...

ELDRED — The Otto-Eldred school board voted for a tax increase of 3 percent, which equates to about $45,000 of new revenue, at their regular meeting T...

SMETHPORT — After receiving additional information, the McKean County Planning Commission on Tuesday reversed an earlier decision and approved a varia...

HARRISBURG — The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on Monday approved a resolution, sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, callin...

“We’re watering everything, if they’re growing we’re doing them,” Brian Good told volunteers from Futures Rehabilitation Center who watered flower bar...

SMETHPORT — A program about invasive plants will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 16 at the McKean County 911 conference center in Smethport. The program...

National nonprofit The Conservation Fund recently acquired 32,598 acres of sustainable timberland in Elk and McKean counties. “We are in an entirely n...