Tag: Pennsylvania
Pa. protects 2,303 acres of farmland
Pennsylvania's Agricultural Land Preservation Board recently permanently preserved 2,303 acres on 30 farms in 16 counties for agricultural production.
Pa. wants to hear your thoughts on raw milk cheese
Pennsylvanians are encouraged to submit their comments on a proposed regulation to provide more flexibility to raw milk cheese producers.
Can you ID spotted lanternfly?
The spotted lanternfly will take center stage in the College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building and Theatre during Penn State’s Ag Progress Days.
Grants available in Pa. to protect working farmland
The Pa. Department of Environmental Protection has grant funding available to farmers for pollution prevention and natural resource protection projects.
Mercer 4-H Roundup results
The Mercer 4-H Roundup livestock sale was Aug. 3 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Youth sold 143 lots for $107,225.07.
Four Pa. farms receive clean water farm award
The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Inc. honored the operators of four farms with the Clean Water Farm Award on July 18.
Readers share memories of ‘red dog’
In Sam Moore's June 6 column, he asked if any Farm and Dairy readers recalled traveling on red dog roads, and to his delight, received several replies.
Agriculture fares well in Pa. state budget
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 2121, the state’s budget bill, into law June 22. At $36.158 billion, the budget is roughly a 2 percent increase.
Pa. to distribute over $200M in natural gas impact fees
This year the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will distribute $209,557,300 in impact fees from natural gas producers.
Pa. touts 550,0000 acres of preserved farmland in 30 years
The Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture recently announced that the state has preserved 550,000 acres of farmland over the last three decades.
