Food and Agriculture Archives

A woman pets a sheep in a field with a flock of sheep in the background

How utility scale solar power could be a boon for sheep farmers

WYSONovember 30, 2023

Some Ohio sheep farmers hope solar grazing - using animals to keep vegetation under panels in check - can help sustain their operations.

Climate ChangeEnergyFood and Agriculture

A man stands next to a metal rack with logs seeded with mushrooms

A look into Pennsylvania’s booming mushroom industry

Kat BolusNovember 21, 2023

Pennsylvania is the biggest producer of mushrooms in the United States. Meet the mushroom enthusiasts who are foraging in the wild and growing unique mushrooms to meet demand.

Food and Agriculture

What can one person do about climate change? The food we (don’t) eat

Rachel McDevittNovember 21, 2023

If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. What you can do in your own home to reduce food waste.

Climate ChangeFood and Agriculture

Dump truck next to a pile of food scraps

Centre County sees fertile ground to grow composting program

Anne DanahyNovember 21, 2023

A pilot program in State College hopes to bring composting to neighboring municipalities in Centre County.

Climate ChangeFood and Agriculture

Mary Sorensen in a coat with a white scarf stands to the left of Roger Williams in a blue "Penn State Alumni" jacket next to a blue historical marker, with an historic house in the background

A new sign for the ‘birthplace of Penn State’ marks the school’s agricultural roots

Sydney RoachNovember 20, 2023

Penn State started out as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania to help make farming practices more productive in the commonwealth.

Food and AgricultureHistory

Rural Pennsylvania receives $3.6 million for renewable energy

WVIANovember 9, 2023

Small farms and businesses can get up to 75% of renewable energy projects funded by USDA's Rural Development Program.

EnergyFood and Agriculture

A farm field with green grass in the foreground

Farmland preservation efforts grow as Allegheny County protects unique crops and smaller farms

90.5 WESANovember 6, 2023

Smaller farms and those growing unique crops in Allegheny County are now eligible to be preserved as part of the Farmland Preservation Act.

ConservationFood and Agriculture

A jug of Roundup weed killer on green grass

Tracing the links of the weedkiller glyphosate to cancer cases

Kara HolsoppleNovember 2, 2023

Journalist Carey Gillam, who will be in Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, on the lawsuit against Monsanto that unleashed thousands more cases and why toxic chemicals are still in the marketplace.

Food and AgricultureHealth