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SMETHPORT — In 2022, the McKean County Conservation District purchased a no-till drill for McKean County landowners to rent. During the past two years...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was joined by the dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences to highlight nearly $1...

HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced $460,000 in funds for eight projects that will increase market opportunities and competit...

Pennsylvania might have been made famous by coal and oil, iron and steel, but the industry that actually built the state was agriculture. Rolling hill...

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...

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

GARDEN: Have you prepped, cleaned, sharpened and limbered up? We’re talking, of course, about gardening tips from the Penn State Extension. If you’ve ...

COUDERSPORT — Three events will be held this month and next to offer opportunities to learn more about weed, insect and other pest management. A Potte...

KANE — This year’s Roach Bauer Forestry Forum is scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Kane Country Club. Reservations are required, and those received on or be...

CRITTERS: Andy Heffner of Ormsby called with questions about critters he’s seeing — or not seeing — in his yard this year. First, he wondered what the...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s black-bear population has jumped from about 18,000 to about 20,000 bears. The number of hunters buying bear licenses is on...