Tag: Pennsylvania
Pa. farmers’ Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts ‘significant’
Penn State survey finds farmers have put a lot of their dollars and resources into efforts to protect the Chesapeake Bay.
Family tradition, trees and rescue
Community rescue and Christmas trees top the priority list in the Ernie Rodgers family, New Castle, Pennsylvania. Serving as a volunteer firefighter for 43 years, this rural role brings the community a sense of security.
How to utilize the Pa. Clean and Green Act
The Clean and Green Act encourages protection of farmland, forestland and open spaces. It can lower the property tax rate for most landowners who enroll.
Drought warning stands at 30 counties in Pa.
The EPA has declared a drought warning for four counties and increased the number of counties on drought watch status to 30 in Pennsylvania.
Conneautville Farmers Exchange exits bulk feed business
CONNEAUTVILLE, Pa. — The Conneautville Farmers Exchange will no longer be selling bulk feed, according to a letter dated Oct. 4 the company sent...
Teaching cows to eat weeds
BUTLER, Pa. — Dawson and Marcia Dibbern moved from Massachusetts in 2000 to find land with cheaper taxes. They found their paradise on 80...
Pa. farmland preservation efforts leads nation
Pennsylvania now leads the US with the most farms, and acres, preserved for agricultural production through its farmland preservation easement program.
Lawrence County Fair market livestock sale winners
This year's Lawrence County Fair junior fair market livestock sale raised more than $220,200 for the county's 4-H and FFA members. Check out this year's champion exhibitors.
Pennsylvania calls on conservation districts to help with inspections
Conservation districts divided over whether to conduct farm inspections.
Pa. natural gas production increased in 2015
Pennsylvania is the second largest supplier of natural gas in the nation, producing enough natural gas to power more than 62 million U.S. households annually.
