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Students from the Bradford Area School District placed 8th at the 39th Pennsylvania Envirothon state competition with a score of 479 out of 600 possib...

MARIENVILLE — Weather permitting, the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will treat glossy and common buckthorn from mid-May to mid-June to ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A fourth farm in Lancaster County has been impacted by the highly-contagious strain of avian influenza, according to the United Sta...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that USDA is seeking...

NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month on June 1st. This celebration highlights the U...

When the coronavirus crisis closed classrooms a year ago, many anti-hunger advocates credited a swiftly approved waiver from the federal Agriculture D...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the extension of more than a dozen flexibilities ensuring participants in the Special Supple...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced that USDA i...

SMETHPORT — McKean County, as the lead agency for the state Department of Agriculture’s State Food Purchase Program, will distribute $57,289.16 in CAR...

HARRISBURG — On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding warned consumers to properly discard and report unordered and mislabeled seeds shipped...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced the sites where children can get free nutritious meals through the 2020 Summer F...

SMETHPORT — Conservation districts began nationwide after the Dust Bowl removed valuable top soil from farms and caused serious health and economic is...

HARRISBURG — With farmers and food processors facing challenges in getting food to market and charitable food banks facing significant increases in ne...

With well over 100 years of experience teaching life skills to youth, Pennsylvania’s 4-H program continues to provide support to local youth, even now...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today that in an effort to conserve personal protective equipment (PPE) for human he...

HARRISBURG — Following a statewide advocacy effort from the state’s entire federal congressional delegation, along with Gov. Tom Wolf and state food b...

HARRISBURG — In recognition of the critical role boarding kennels, doggie daycares, shelters, sanctuaries, and rescues play in ensuring essential work...

HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued guidance for accessing emergency food assistance for Pennsylvanians at risk of hunger due to...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — The state Department of Agriculture hit a milestone the first week of December: It handed out more than 1 million spotted lanternfly...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson Wednesday reminded local dairy producers that the enrollment period for the federal safety net program has been ...