Musician helps farmers open up with ‘Empty Barn’ song
A former Pennsylvania dairy farmer takes his guitar on the road to address the mental health crisis in rural communities.
Food and Agriculture
More money for agriculture innovation pitched by Shapiro after high demand
The Shapiro administration wants to double the amount of money Pennsylvania spends to support new agricultural technologies and conservation.
Pa. farmers among hundreds impacted by Trump admin’s gutting of climate-friendly grants
Federal grants for climate-friendly farming and crops like flax have been canceled. The cuts are hitting Pennsylvania hard.
Helping kids with autism learn ‘earth-to-table’ gardening
" I really just wanted to share that with other children [who] are on the spectrum because a lot of times, these kids get left behind."
With egg prices up, Penn State students scramble to find plant-based substitutes
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Tofu and moong dal replace eggs in recipes that taste testers approved.
Farmers in Trump country were counting on clean energy grants. Then the government moved the goalposts.
Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses remain in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites favoring fossil fuels over renewables.
Gov. Shapiro demands USDA uphold contract for farmers and food banks
Governor Josh Shapiro says Pennsylvania will appeal a decision by USDA to end a $13 million contract for the state’s farmers and food banks.
Pennsylvania farm group faces layoffs amid federal funding freeze
The Trump administration has frozen USDA funds committed to Pasa Sustainable Agriculture to help farmers pay for climate-related projects.
New U.S. Farm Bill still out of reach, leaving programs unsettled
Farmers and food security advocates hope Congress can deliver a new 5-year Farm Bill in 2025. They also want conservation funding to continue.
Is climate change to blame for the high cost of potato chips? We crunched the numbers
Pennsylvania potato experts say potato chip prices are up because of inflation. But heat and poor growing conditions in the state are playing a role.
