Tag: Pennsylvania
Pa. farmland preservation efforts leads nation
Pennsylvania now leads the US with the most farms, and acres, preserved for agricultural production through its farmland preservation easement program.
Lawrence County Fair market livestock sale winners
This year's Lawrence County Fair junior fair market livestock sale raised more than $220,200 for the county's 4-H and FFA members. Check out this year's champion exhibitors.
Pennsylvania calls on conservation districts to help with inspections
Conservation districts divided over whether to conduct farm inspections.
Pa. natural gas production increased in 2015
Pennsylvania is the second largest supplier of natural gas in the nation, producing enough natural gas to power more than 62 million U.S. households annually.
Utica and Marcellus shale: May permitting slows again
In Pennsylvania, Greene and Washington Counties led the state with the largest number of permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Pennsylvania lifts ban on live poultry shows
With the risk of bird flu diminishing, Pennsylvania has lifted its ban on live poultry shows and exhibits in time for the upcoming county fair season.
New 1LOCAL Index brings transparency to food scene
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture will hold a webinar, June 8, for the new 1LOCAL (One Local) Index designed to activate a dialogue between consumers, local food businesses and the farms they support.
Pennsylvania officials collaborate on Chesapeake Bay watershed farm inspections
The Pennsylvania DEP and county conservation districts will conduct farm inspections in the Chesapeake Bay watershed as part of the “Bay Reboot” strategy.
California leads US in milk production in 2015
U.S. dairymen hit hard last year: Returns in 2015 averaged $17.21 per hundredweight, 28.5 percent below 2014.
Pa. funds food bank ag surplus system
With the funding appropriated through the state’s 2015-16 budget, the commonwealth’s charitable food banks will buy surplus agricultural products produced in Pennsylvania.
