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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...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Even under ideal conditions, rural farmers have their work cut out for them. This is particularly the case for women, who are respon...

HOWARD — On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to Federal Communications Comm...

CAMP HILL — Farm markets in some regions of Pennsylvania will have locally grown sweet corn available for the July 4th holiday, while harvest will be ...

FIREFLY FESTIVAL: The FREE Virtual Stay-At-Home PA Firefly Festival will take place online today. Starting at 6 p.m., go to pafireflyevents.org , or t...

HOWARD — On Thursday, Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., joined three other congressmen to introduce bipartisan legislation to expand access to Paycheck Prot...

The Foster Brook farmers market will open to the community May 23 at a new location: the parking lot of the Emanuel Lutheran Church. The market will b...

HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding reminded Pennsylvanians that with spring and warm weather comes farmers market season in the common...

UNIVERSITY PARK — The novel coronavirus has changed many facets of everyday life, including how families shop for food. Many consumers are facing limi...

FLOWER MOON: May’s Moon, known in legend and folklore as the “Flower Moon,” will turn 100% astronomically full at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday. In mediev...

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

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Monday unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Maintaining a stable food supply in the United States is critical in the battle against the novel coronavirus. And that means each s...

WASHINGTON — On Friday, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson introduced H.R. 5799, the Bridging Responsib...

HARRISBURG — Reps. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, and Clint Owlett, R-Wellsboro, are inviting area farmers and others in the agriculture industry to a ...

Facts of the Day: Today is the 39th day of winter and the fifth Wednesday of 2020. It is also the 29th day of the year, meaning we have 337 days left ...

PITTSBURGH — Thursday, at an event at the US Army Corp of Engineers’ Pittsburgh District Office, EPA Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio, USACE Depu...

HARRISBURG — The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm Show W...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District is hosting a workshop for farmers and others interested in pesticide update credits and training. ...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding on Saturday kicked off the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show, inviting the show’s thous...