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Redding confirmed as 27th Pa. Ag Secretary

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously confirmed Russell Redding to serve as Pennsylvania’s 27th Secretary of Agriculture. Governor Josh Shapiro nominated Redding, who previously served as Agriculture Secretary under Governors Tom Wolf and Ed Rendell. “It is an honor and privilege to serve Pennsylvania under Governor Josh Shapiro’s dedicated leadership,” Secretary Redding said. “Since our first conversation, I have been struck by his energy, experience, and vision for Pennsylvania and for agriculture. I have dedicated my life to agriculture and public ...

USDA mails Ag Resource Management Survey

HARRISBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is collecting data from over 2,000 Northeastern farmers and ranchers for its annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). The survey looks at all aspects of U.S. agricultural production, the well-being of farm households, farm finances, chemical usage, and various farm production characteristics. The survey also collects detailed information on production practices, costs, and returns for different commodities on a rotating basis. In 2023, the survey will take a closer look at ...

East Juniata High School FFA

Submitted photo Three East Juniata High School FFA members recently represented the chapter at the Regional Creed Competition at New Harvest Church in Millerstown. They were, from left, senior Emily Kerstetter, freshman Adelie Fisher and freshman Emily Goodling. Fisher placed fourth out of ...

Huntingdon County 4-H’er selected for national award

UNIVERSITY PARK — Carson Riley, a 4-H member from Huntingdon County, was selected as a 2023 Georgia Boot Trailblazer — one of seven 4-H members in the country to earn this honor. The prize package contains a pair of Georgia Boots, a $200 gift card to a local feed and hardware store, and ...

County conservation district announces new grant program

BURNHAM — Mifflin County Conservation District (MCCD) is pleased to announce the availability of $1.9 million in grant funding allocated over the next three years to prevent nutrient and sediment pollution in Mifflin County. Farm operations can now apply for funding through the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) to install Best Management Practices such as waste storage facilities/mortality composters, forest and grass buffers, stream and wetland restoration, and heavy use area protection to name a few. Funding for the ACAP Program was created through the American ...

DCNR to begin spraying forests for spongy moth

HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn has announced the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known as the gypsy moth) populations poised for spring outbreaks in many sections of Pennsylvania. “Suppression efforts are commencing now as these insects emerge and begin feeding,” Dunn said. “As the statewide leader in protecting our Commonwealth’s natural resources, we are conducting aerial spraying to keep this invasive pest in check and protect the trees from ...