agriculture

UNIVERSITY PARK — To help horse owners learn more about hay and the factors impacting its quality, Penn State Extension will hold the interactive Hors...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nitrate, a common chemical compound that occurs naturally and is found in plants, water and soil, but it can break down into molecul...

MARIENVILLE — The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is accepting public review and comment for the North Kane vegetation management project...

The conservation districts of Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and G...

There’s a little operation right here in Bradford that you’ve maybe never heard of, named – appropriately – TuckAway Angus. Owned by Dr. David and Sus...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Pesticides reduce crop loss, helping to stabilize production, but excessive use of pesticides has brought huge negative impacts to t...

Property owners with Japanese knotweed may be interested in a free hands-on workshop, Managing Japanese Knotweed, set for 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 at t...

KANE — Dr. Todd Ristau, researcher in silviculture, will be the keynote speaker when the Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum marks 40 years Oct. 10 at the Wilc...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension’s Master Watershed Steward program will hold its fifth annual native tree and shrub sale this fall in 27 locati...

LETTER 2: More of the letter from oil man S.A. Whipple, who wrote to The Era from Kentucky in November 1901. “This is certainly a very wild country an...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For those interested in learning about greenhouse fundamentals and hydroponic vegetable production, Penn State Extension will offer ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Farmers and others involved in production agriculture looking to explore the latest agricultural goods, services, equipment and tech...

CAMP HILL — The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has lauded that the 2024-25 state budget funds the creation of an animal health diagnostic lab in Western Pen...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Cacao, the chocolate tree, is one of the world’s most important economic crops, generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually....

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Penn State Extension team is asking for assistance to kickstart agricultural education programs for the producers of McK...

Liquid manure from Greg Strayer’s beef farm in Cumberland County does not threaten the Conodoguinet Creek any longer, thanks to a 185,000-gallon stora...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For those interested in the fundamentals of home food preservation, Penn State Extension will offer the webinar, “Living on a Few Ac...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Protecting farmland and ensuring that American agriculture has the government-policy support to keep producing is not just about help...

UNIVERSITY PARK— A new study from Penn State researchers has determined that mushroom stump waste, a byproduct from the production of button mushrooms...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension is offering an online course titled “Fundamentals of Equine Pasture Management,” designed for current and prosp...