Tag: Pennsylvania

Rachel Bowman, of Blair County, will represent the Pennsylvania dairy industry for the next year as the 70th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess.

How do you grow a 2,565.5-pound pumpkin? For Dave and Carol Stelts of Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, it takes years of soil preparation, careful growing practices and plenty of patience. Their latest giant took first place at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers competition. Learn how the couple grows these giants — and why they keep coming back for more.

EQT Corporation announced its intent to acquire Range Resources on Oct. 26 in a nearly $13 billion stock deal. Both companies’ boards of directors voted unanimously for the merger, which still awaits regulatory and stakeholder approval.

To protect farmland and rural communities, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is calling for a temporary moratorium on data center development. A new policy paper urges state lawmakers to pause projects while researching the impacts of transmission lines, noise, and heavy water usage.

When Monica Shields got a few goats to clear overgrown brush on her family’s property, she just wanted to offset their winter feed costs. Today, her business—Capricious LLC in Clinton, Pennsylvania —employs 115 goats and is fully booked for land-clearing jobs through next summer.

Two additional deaths bring Pennsylvania's ongoing measles outbreak to four total deaths and 767 confirmed cases across 38 counties. Health officials note high risks in rural farming and Amish communities as unvaccinated cases continue to spread across the state.

North America's largest native fruit is having a renaissance—and facing a deadly new threat. Discover the Indigenous history, regional comeback and invasive beetle battle behind the pawpaw.

The Greene County Fair 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale in southwestern Pennsylvania brought in $543,785.50 from 96 market lamb lots and 34 market steer lots on Aug. 13, 2026.

The 2026 Jacktown Fair, in Greene County, Pennsylvania, brought in $107,325 from 16 meat rabbit pens and 40 market goat lots.

Nearly 700 communities across the United States, mostly in the Northeast and Great Lakes region, rely on aging combined sewer systems that release untreated waste into waterways during heavy rains. As severe storms become more frequent, environmental experts note that protecting connected river systems requires both massive infrastructure upgrades and natural stormwater management.