Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Cheryl Cook highlighted the Pennsylvania Agriculture Surplus System’s (PASS) success in strengthening food security and the state’s economy today with Feeding Pennsylvania. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Spotted Lanternfly Compliance and Enforcement Team will be conducting spotted lanternfly permit and inspection record checks for businesses in Cumberland and York counties beginning Oct. 25.

C&J Catering and Events, Middletown, has been selected by the state Department of Agriculture as the exclusive catering and concessions provider for the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. The full-service catering and events company, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise, will service the more than 200 major and small events held at ...

Inspectors issued closure orders for 11 midstate restaurants last week for refusing to follow the state’s COVID-19 mitigation requirements.

Since Dec. 21, 33 restaurants across the state have been closed by inspector order after refusing to comply with Gov. Wolf’s temporary order prohibiting dine-in services.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is preparing for the state’s second year of commercial-scale hemp production, and will begin accepting applications from growers and processors to participate in the 2020 hemp program.

A new bill that would not only legalize recreational use of cannabis in Pennsylvania, but also ensure small business owners aren’t crowded out of the market by larger players, has been introduced in the state Senate. Senators Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery/Delaware, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, co-sponsored Senate Bill 350 to end what they described as the state’s prohibition ...