HARRISBURG—Pennsylvania’s rich agricultural heritage took the spotlight Friday on Resource Conservation Day when Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recognized five Pennsylvania families for their contributions to the commonwealth’s agriculture industry during the 104th Pennsylvania ...

HARRISBURG— Governor Tom Wolf today announced the approval of $500,000 in Ag and Youth Grants to fund 55 projects that will improve access to agriculture education in the commonwealth, with a goal of addressing the looming 75,000 workforce deficit Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry faces ...

HARRISBURG— The new “Destination Dairy” Northeast Hall will be unveiled during the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show from January 4-11 in Harrisburg, Pa. Destination Dairy will feature the Calving Corner as the cornerstone exhibit, giving Farm Show visitors the opportunity to witness the dairy ...

HARRISBURG—To remain profitable and innovative in an ever-changing industry, dairy producers are invited to the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on Feb. 5-6 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, Pa. This year’s event is designed to reignite optimism about dairy and ...

MIAMI (AP) — Vanilla has an undeserved reputation for being blah, as in plain vanilla, the flavor for people who consider chocolate too daring. The truth is a vanilla bean is an exotic thing — the only edible fruit of the orchid family — and an essential ingredient in a host of everyday ...

From staff reports BELLEVILLE—Two families were honored at this years Mifflin County Farm City Banquet on Tuesday night at the Belleville Mennonite School. Farm City Week begins Nov. 11 and runs through Nov. 15. There were two awards presented at the Banquet. A business family award and a ...

LEWISTOWN—Mifflin County‘s Policy Development Chair Ernie Harrop represented Mifflin County at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau state PDC meeting, Oct. 24 at Camp Hill. Below is a list of the Mifflin County policies submitted and where they are in the process. If you have a question or concern ...

DUNMORE — Penn State Extension’s Leadership Network will be hosting an Emerging Leaders in Agriculture Leadership Professional Development event on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Dawson Building on the Penn State Scranton Campus in Dunmore, PA. This ...

From staff reports BELLEVILLE—Two families were honored at this years Mifflin County Farm City Banquet on Tuesday night at the Belleville Mennonite School. Farm City Week begins Nov. 11 and runs through Nov. 15. There were two awards presented at the Banquet. A business family award and a ...