Tag: Pennsylvania
COVID-19 job loss creates overwhelming demand for food banks
Thousands of people found themselves unemployed, suddenly, after COVID-19 measures forced businesses to close. That’s put a massive strain on food banks.
Officials say food banks tied up in red tape by USDA
Food banks facing overwhelming demand are being hamstrung by bureaucratic red tape. It's leaving people hungry and putting them in danger.
Hunters Sharing the Harvest celebrates record year of donations
Pennsylvania hunters donated a record 150,000 pounds of venison to Hunters Sharing the Harvest in 2018. That deer meat went to food banks throughout the state to feed families in need.
Pa. governor orders all non-life-sustaining businesses to close
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses to close physical locations by 8 p.m. March 19 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Pa. Governor: agriculture is an essential business
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture put out guidance for how agricultural businesses can stay open while slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Coronavirus fears cancel ag events, programs in Ohio and Pennsylvania
The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. prompted a number of activities, events and programs to be suspended or canceled in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
More than an elective: Fort Cherry shows off its ag ed...
A small high school in Washington County, Pennsylvania showed off its agricultural education program in celebration of National FFA week.
Pennsylvania adds 12 counties to spotted lanternfly quarantine zone
Pennsylvania added 12 new counties to its spotted lanternfly quarantine zone, including Allegheny and Beaver counties on the western side of the state.
Purple paint law goes live in Pennsylvania
A new law in Pennsylvania may have people seeing purple. Landowners can now mark trees or posts with purple paint as a no trespassing notice.
Pa. mental health roundtable brings together agriculture and healthcare
People from all corners of agriculture, healthcare and elected leadership met recently to talk about the unique mental health needs of farmers and how best to help them.
