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HARRISBURG (TNS)—Pennsylvania agricultural officials are striking a cautious tone in the wake of two Trump Administration measures poised to significa...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the Organic Science and Research Investment Act. By ensuring orga...

Spending at the Department of Agriculture increased by 339% between 2000 and 2024, while staff numbers fell, OpenTheBooks found in its third and final...

During his last weeks in office, PresidentJoe Bidensigned an executive order banning energy development on public lands in Nevada’sRuby Mountainsand i...

Local officials are pushing for more logging in Pennsylvania’s only national forest, and the federal government might grant their wish. In two executi...

The federal government has frozen grants awarded to Pennsylvania farmers, leaving behind unpaid contracts, people out of work and obstacles to reducin...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro is threatening potential legal action against the Trump administration after it slashed millions of dollars in fe...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro ripped into the administration of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying it has "injected chaos into literally...

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced legislation that would direct the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay off all ou...

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson believes President Donald Trump is following through on campaign promises to rein in government spending and bureaucracy — an...

The success of every community across Pennsylvania depends on the health and well-being of its people. At U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Develop...

HARRISBURG — Nearly 3,000 additional Pennsylvania seniors will benefit from the Senior Food Box Program under new income guidelines announced by the U...

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service announced that Allegheny National Forest officials are extending the public outreach period to fill committee member ...

Since he was a youngster, all Port Allegany native David J. Gustafson wanted to do was work for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Today, the trained f...

Seven years and many stops and starts later, YWCA McKean finally cut the ribbon on its sparkling new 13,000-square-foot facility at 72 Congress St., t...

SHINGLEHOUSE — All Potter and McKean county youth ages 5 to 12 are invited to attend 4-H Discovery Camp on July 9 to 11 at the Potter County Fairgroun...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — David McCormick, the Republican former hedge fund CEO gunning for U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’s seat, wants the U.S. Department of Energy t...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Wednesday announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $72 mil...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the Trump Administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $46 million to i...