A new sign for the ‘birthplace of Penn State’ marks the school’s agricultural roots
Penn State started out as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania to help make farming practices more productive in the commonwealth.
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Rural Pennsylvania receives $3.6 million for renewable energy
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Small farms and businesses can get up to 75% of renewable energy projects funded by USDA's Rural Development Program.
Farmland preservation efforts grow as Allegheny County protects unique crops and smaller farms
Smaller farms and those growing unique crops in Allegheny County are now eligible to be preserved as part of the Farmland Preservation Act.
Tracing the links of the weedkiller glyphosate to cancer cases
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.
‘Pittsburgh County Fair’ covers a lot of urban farming ground
The first-of-its-kind, county fair-themed festival in Pittsburgh aimed to promote local businesses and healthy urban agricultural lifestyles.
Regenerative farming and soil health practices are taking root near Pittsburgh
What is regenerative farming? For Timberwolf Orchard, it's all in the soil.
Spotted lanternflies not a danger to forests, according to Penn State study
Spotted lanternflies aren’t as harmful to most Pennsylvania hardwood trees as previously feared. It's the first study of its kind.
Pa. group pitches farms on solar model that keeps farmland usable
Pasa Sustainable Agriculture wants to introduce farmers to solar that allows farming to continue and creates a smaller footprint.
Penn State study aims to help Pa. dairy farmers cut methane — and show carbon offsets are real
The goal is to provide ways to achieve measurable reductions in methane emissions on 70 dairy farms across the state.
Historic African American-owned farm honored by state commission
In 1793, George Washington was in his second term as president and 72 years would need to pass before slavery was abolished. In Susquehanna County, Prince and Judith Perkins, free African Americans, were buying land.
