5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (201+ words) I am not a farmer, I don’t have children in the 4-H clubs, and I don’t raise crops, animals or chickens of any kind. Yet Lancaster Farming newspaper is a fixture in my week. I am interested in any issues…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (745+ words) Fall means another successful fair season is just about over. For many 4-H and FFA families, it marks the end of months spent raising, training and caring for animals. When animals are sold and the check arrives, it’s easy to…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1160+ words) (From left) Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council Executive Director Jonathan Geyer, state Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and Woodland BIO founder and CEO Luca Pandolfi at the 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show. First place in a college business competition fueled Luca Pandolfi’s dream…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) Evening clouds frame the setting sun above a broad expanse of farmland Lancaster County, Pa. Today we see numerous articles printed and see the destruction of historic buildings and farmland for more housing and retail stores. This is done at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (585+ words) Now is the time to seed forages. Late summer into fall is usually our most successful time for forage seeding in Pennsylvania. Penn State Extension agronomy educator Leanna Duppstadt provides some helpful tips for getting a successful catch, provided below....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (701+ words) A riparian buffer on the Griffith Farm in the Turtle Creek watershed in Union County on April 25, 2024. Multiple agencies, legislators and regional Chesapeake Bay conservation leaders gathered to celebrate sections of the stream being removed from the list of impaired…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (449+ words) Dennis Pickerel, executive director of the Revolutionary War-era Stenton Barn in Philadelphia, is interviewed by a film crew for the PABarn250 documentary series. A new documentary from the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania gives viewers an opportunity to explore…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (770+ words) Nadine Burton, an alternative crop specialist at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, describes bitter melon, left, and West African yam during the Ag Showcase at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md., on Aug. 12, 2026. PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — It’s…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (663+ words) Richard Fordyce, USDA undersecretary for farm production and conservation, is lauding two new federal initiatives designed to assist farmers and processors. The first extends the application deadline for farmers who suffered crop losses in 2023 and 2024 due to extreme weather. The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (952+ words) Master Gardener Tim Damico talks about raising backyard apples at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 11, 2026. Dennis and I recently went “over the river and through the woods,” though we weren’t headed to grandmother’s house. We crossed the Susquehanna and then followed…...