Friday, December 26, 2025
gardening news

The D. D. and Velma Davis Education & Visitor Center at Mill Creek MetroParks will be adorned for its annual winter celebration during December.
Sagamore Treatment System

Several western Pennsylvania projects received $1.6 million in grants from the state Department of Environmental Protection to remove acid mine drainage.

If you are opting for a real Christmas tree this year, be sure to follow these steps. Learn how to care for your tree and which variety is right for you.
Virulent Newcastle Disease chicken

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed two cases of virulent Newcastle disease in chickens in Riverside County, California.
soybeans showing dicamba damage

Even with added EPA restrictions, dicamba could still go airborne and spread to other plants that it was not intended to kill. So Ohio State and Purdue weed experts are offering their own recommendations to soybean growers.
hunters

If you have a hunter, angler or outdoorsmen on your holiday shopping list, check out these suggestions to find the perfect gift!
Western Pennsylvania livestock graphic

Pennsylvania animal agriculture operations may want to consider moving west to comply with nutrient-reduction goals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
manure application

Recent large jury verdicts raise concerns that nuisance lawsuits against pork producers and other farms could increase across the country. Here's what farmers can do to protect themselves.
sheep school

Ohioans gathered at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station in Belle Valley for the sixth class of the 2018 Southeast Ohio Sheep and Goat School series.
Dairy Girl Network winners

The Dairy Girl Network has honored Jessica Peters, Meadville, Pa.; Candice White, Mill Hall, Pa.; Kristi Fielder, Wisconsin; and Jessica Tekippe, of Iowa, with its Forward Under 40 award.