The Cooperative Spotted Lanternfly Program in Pennsylvania is bringing together state scientists and experts to find ways to combat the invasive insect, writes Amy Duke for Penn State News.... Read more
Fans of delicious potato chips need not worry. Despite the bad weather affecting the potato crop of key producers in North America, Herr’s of Nottingham said its production will proceed as u... Read more
In what is considered a surprise move, Pennsylvania is rolling out the welcome wagon for industrial hemp production, writes Anthony Salamone for the Allentown Morning Call. Hemp has a number... Read more
Oakshire Mushroom Farm in Kennett Square has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it looks to reorganize, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According t... Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week $33 million in assistance will be provided to farmers to make conservation improvements to improve water quality in 174 watersheds – in... Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the federal agency whose research brought us now taken-for-granted staples such as frozen orange juice concentrate and “permanent press” for cotton, is ho... Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in March new figures showing the organic industry continues to grow domestically and globally, and one local organic concern with its finger on t... Read more
