Tag: Pennsylvania
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.
Sunoco fined nearly $2M for Pennsylvania pipeline violations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a nearly $2 million penalty to Sunoco Pipeline for violations at a central Pennsylvania lake.
Pennsylvania invests big in dairy
Pennsylvania is tackling the dairy issue by studying it and investing in it like never before.
Strep zoo detected in Pennsylvania swine
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has designated Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus in swine a dangerous transmissible disease.
Clarion Farms adapts through grain, grass, marketing
The Ports have been farming in Clarion County since the 1860s. Each generation does it a little differently. Today it's John-Scott's turn to take the reins.
Pennsylvania Sunday hunting bill signed into law
Expanded Sunday hunting is coming to Pennsylvania next year. Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 147 into law on Nov. 27, allowing hunting on three Sundays.
Gregg named Outstanding Woman in Agriculture
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Women’s Leadership Committee has selected Carol Ann Gregg as the recipient of the Outstanding Woman in Agriculture Award.
New database supports farmers and consumers
PA Veggies has officially launched four new directories that service farmers, consumers, and wholesale buyers in a way that no directories have before.
Sunday hunting bill moves on in Pennsylvania legislature
Pennsylvania is one step closer to having more Sundays available for hunting. Senate Bill 147 moved on in the state legislature earlier this week.
Pa. program shows children where their food comes from
For more than 20 years, Ag Encounter has been teaching Lawrence County fourth-graders about food and fiber from the people who know it best.
