agriculture

TOPS 16 The weekly meeting of TOPS 16 was held Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church on East Corydon Street. The meeting was called to order by Leade...

My steps took me across the wide, rolling hill tops near Clermont. The terrain was largely open fields, interspersed with clumps and groves of trees, ...

DATES: April 20 through 29 of this year might be considered extra lucky by some folks. That’s because these dates are palindromes — the same forward a...

WARREN — The US Forest Service plans to use prescribed fire as a forest management tool from early April until mid-May in the Allegheny National Fores...

As executive director of the Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau, Linda Devlin didn’t just leave big shoes to fill, she left “Tracks Across the ...

KANE — Want to help wildlife? Members of the Upland Bird Hunt and Allegheny Chapters of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) are seeking volunteers to assi...

As the region sees more sunshine and milder temperatures, motorcycles are beginning to hit the roads. Summer Reed, daughter of John Reed, A.B.A.T.E. o...

DuBOIS — March is Nutrition Month, which is the perfect time to take a closer look at something you probably learned in school years ago but may not h...

GIFT: On this day, 112 years ago, First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees ...

SMETHPORT — McKean County Conservation District has a no-till drill available for rent by McKean County landowners. Contact the district to schedule u...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension invites sheep and goat producers, as well as other agricultural professionals, to join the “Meningeal Worm Risk...

(TNS) — There’s no bigger advocate of Pennsylvania wine these days than Scott Neeley, who has put his money where his mouth (and support) are. He bega...

HARRISBURG — A wildlife species native to Pennsylvania but long missing is back home again. The Pennsylvania Game Commission today released 50 bobwhit...

(TNS) — Spring officially began on Tuesday with freezing temperatures and frosty grounds, even patches of ice and snow. This came after a run of unusu...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Trees have been formally celebrated since humans started keeping records. Arbor Day is recorded as being first celebrated in Nebrask...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nature impacts our quality of life, health, cost of living, sense of place and economy, according to organizers of an upcoming Penn ...

ELDRED — Tuesday evening, Otto-Eldred School District agriculture teacher Brandon Witmer was recognized as a 2024 Northern Regional Golden Owl Award w...

SMETHPORT — Pennsylvania is the only state in the nation where 4-H engagement has actually increased. Statewide, 4-H is delivered in all 67 counties t...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For those interested in learning how to design their garden space and promote soil health, Penn State Extension is offering a webina...

MARIENVILLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service proposes multiple activities to enhance forest health within a project area known as ...