Not Just Maple: Birch, Beech and Other Sappy Trees Make Syrup Just as Sweet
Tapping other trees for syrup might help producers diversify in a warming climate. We visit one farm to give the unusual syrup a taste.
Food and Agriculture
‘Flour Ambassador’ Hails the Last Farm-To-Table Ingredient
Author Amy Halloran has been waiting a decade for locally grown and milled flour to get some attention. The variety of flavors will surprise you.
As Election Nears, Pennsylvania Farmers Have a List of Climate Actions for Politicians
Unpredictable weather, extreme storms and drought are making farming harder in Pennsylvania. Farmers say they need help to ensure they can continue.
Researchers Train Dogs to Sniff Out Spotted Lanternfly Eggs
The dogs are being trained by UPenn researchers. A study shows dogs can identity the egg masses with up to 95 percent accuracy.
Climate Change, Covid and Wildfires Are Making Farmworkers’ Jobs More Dangerous
Most people never met a farmworker, and haven’t seen the extraordinary conditions they work under, including smoke from wildfires and heat waves.
‘Goatscaping’ for Chemical-Free Weed Control
Goats actually love poison ivy and other noxious weeds. And no pesticides or itchy skin.
Invasive Lanternfly Spotted in Pittsburgh Area
Keep an eye out for the nymphs of the Spotted Lanternfly, which can devastate some crops and ooze a sticky substance that encourages a black mold.
Flour Is Having a Moment. Will Local Wheat Farmers and Mills Benefit?
As supermarket shelves are sold out of flour, local grains and wheat are seeing a surge in interest from consumers.
Trump’s Executive Order to Keep Meat Plants Open Could Be Risky. Here’s Why.
On this episode of our Trump on Earth podcast, balancing worker safety with the food supply is risky business.
Report: Poultry Farming Sends More Pollution to Chesapeake Bay Than Previously Thought
The Environmental Integrity Project says about a million more pounds of nitrogen pollution are getting into the bay. Half of Pa. land drains into the Chesapeake.
