WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Long-time strawberry farmer Rod Koda has rows of plants on his California farm that are still producing fruit well after the harvest would typically end. The fields brimming with green near the Pacific Coast have produced nearly twice the amount of organic ...
HARRISBURG — In October, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding convened the first meeting of the new Pennsylvania Dairy Development Committee. The creation of the work group comes on the heels of the single largest investment in agriculture in Pennsylvania history — $1.2 billion to establish Chobani’s first dairy operation in the Commonwealth, creating 900 jobs and increasing future demand for Pennsylvania milk by 30 percent. The work group will serve in an advisory role, bringing expertise from a broad spectrum of sectors including the dairy supply chain, government, finance, ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make $8 billion available for one-time payments to American farmers this harvest season to provide relief during temporary market disruptions and increased input costs. “President Trump is the most pro-farmer president of my lifetime and he is continuing to put Farmers First every day,” said Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins. “Today, I am proud to announce alongside President Trump more targeted relief is coming to our ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $180 million investment to launch the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Seed Sovereignty Initiative in October. The investment is a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources that underpin American agriculture and enable breakthroughs in U.S. agricultural innovation. This initiative will provide much-needed investments in USDA’s Agricultural Research Service National Plant Germplasm System, which houses more than 600,000 accessions representing over ...
My name is Noah Lewis, and I am your Juniata County Dairy Ambassador. On Jan. 14, 2026, the Federal Whole Milk for Healthy Kids act of 2025 was signed into law. The USDA has updated its nutrition standards to formally allow whole and 2% milk varieties back into the National School Lunch ...
LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County added seven measles cases as Pennsylvania’s outbreak reached 1,433 cases, according to the state Department of Health’s latest dashboard update. Mifflin County reached 205 confirmed cases Monday, Nov. 2, up from 198 on Oct. 28. The county accounted for one-fifth of the 35 cases added statewide during that period and continues to rank second behind Lancaster County. Lancaster County reached 496 cases, up nine since Oct. 28. Centre County remained at 41 cases, Juniata County at 12 and Huntingdon County at eight. Pennsylvania’s statewide total increased ...
