Rising fuel prices add to growing list of hardships for Pennsylvania farmers
Pennsylvania farmers say economic factors like diesel fuel and fertilizer costs are pushing them to the edge.
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Pennsylvania farmers say economic factors like diesel fuel and fertilizer costs are pushing them to the edge.
Pennsylvania is celebrating America's 250th birthday with a 1,000-pound butter sculpture of the nation's defining moments.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
It's certainly been some time since the Pittsburgh area has seen a washout like Monday.
Pounds Turkey Farm near Leechburg has raised the turkeys that have appeared on families' Thanksgiving and Christmas tables for generations.
Pittsburgh-area senior centers are running low on farmers market vouchers.
Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded animal."
The Pennsylvania Farm Show's annual butter sculpture features a dairy cow and a backdrop depicting the Keystone State.
A group of farmers surprised a Beaver County boy with a new steer after the one he was raising went missing.
Challenges are becoming harder and harder to overcome.
Look no further than your lawn to see the effect the hot dry weather has had. For local farmers, it's more than an inconvenience. They are losing crops and money. KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti reports.
This marks only the second-ever case of bird flu in humans in the U.S.
Climate change means wine could soon have a higher alcohol content — but spoil faster and smell worse.
The invasive species have the ability to "attack or defoliate hundreds of tree and plant species," the USDA warns.
Nearly 2 million farmworkers help put food on American tables today, but modern machines powered by AI could eventually replace many of them.
Guinness World Records declared the record for the "behemoth blueberry" that's as big as a ping pong ball.
Experts say climate change will drive up the price of bananas, but consumers should already be paying more.
The invasive insect has the potential to threaten honey production, native pollinators and the agriculture industry.
David Brandt became well-known for comments he made in 2012 at a Natural Resources Conservation Service event held on his farm.
Agriculture agency proposes rules to force food processors to reduce salmonella bacteria found in chicken.
The CDC added that there have been no cases in humans in the U.S.
The 2020 Westmoreland Fair has been canceled.
The state's secretary of agriculture says there is no threat of a meat shortage as the coronavirus spreads through meat processing plants.
A package of agriculture-related legislation is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Senate after recent passage in the state House.
Margaret Schlass of Marshall is one of six young farmers, and the only woman, profiled in a new documentary called "Farmland."
