Hi! I’m Ella Zimmerman, a dairy maid for Juniata County Dairy Promotion. Today, I am going to talk to you about cream cheese. Cream cheese is a food that can be used in a variety of ways. You can spread it on a bagel, cook it in a main meal or enjoy it in a dessert. Just one ounce of ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania pumpkin production is estimated at 1.09 million cwt, up 19% from the 2023 estimate, according to David Knopf, director of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeastern Regional Field Office. The average yield per acre is estimated at 160 ...

LEWISTOWN — Pennsylvania Ag Literacy Week 2025 was March 17-21. The program focused on connecting volunteers from the agricultural community with local classrooms to share the story of agriculture. This year, the PA Friends of Agriculture Foundation chose the book “The Soil in Jackie’s ...

BEDFORD — The Pennsylvania Beef Council partnered with volunteers across the beef industry to bring agriculture education to classrooms across the state. Pennsylvania Ag Literacy week connects volunteers from the agriculture community with local elementary school students to share the story ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A newly updated Penn State Extension publication, Beekeeping Basics, is aimed at helping individuals become successful beekeepers by learning about honey bee biology and how to manage bee colonies. Designed for beginning, hobbyist or professional beekeepers, the ...

MIDDLETOWN — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding celebrated National Ag Day in March with the Nissley family on their 10th-generation dairy farm in Middletown to see some of the progress supported by the Shapiro Administration’s strategic investments in the future of their farm and farms ...