Central Pennsylvania consumers have a new PA Preferred product – Angus beef - on the shelves of Karns Foods stores. 

Pennsylvania protected 32 farms in 18 counties, investing nearly $8.2 million in state, county and local dollars.  The state Department of Agriculture said 2,264 acres have been protected from future development.  This brings Pennsylvania’s total to 6,076 farms and 613,884 acres in 58 counties, now forever protected from commercial, industrial or residential development. Pennsylvania continues ...

The state is looking to develop a sustainable agricultural plastics recycling program. 

Jarred VanderPlate has been farming - in one way or another - since he was 10 years old. 

A Cumberland County farm family that raises Wagyu beef counts on its quality standards and work ethic to meet the public’s needs. That work ethic is now pointing the Shuster family to join with other local small businesses to bring high quality products to one shop at the family’s Eleven Oaks Farms, Newville. 

Four Dauphin County organizations are among 23 across the state to receive a federal grant intended to grow markets and increase the quality, safety and sustainability of the state’s specialty crops. 

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding highlighted nearly $1 million in Wolf Administration investments for the commonwealth’s hemp industry as he opened the 2022 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit in Lancaster today. 

A temporary quarantine order banning poultry and egg exhibitions for 60 days or until the order is rescinded will take effect Saturday across Pennsylvania. 

The state Department of Agriculture is looking for research proposals on sustaining and growing Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. 

Governor Tom Wolf today announced awards of $1.15 million in tax-exempt, low-interest financing for two Lancaster County farms through the Next Generation Farmer Loan Program. 

Environmental officials today toured farms in Lancaster and Dauphin counties to promote healthy farms, clean water and conservation.  

Four Lancaster County farms were awarded more than $2.2 million total in tax-exempt, low-interest financing through the state’s Next Generation Farmer Loan Program.

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has filed suit against Earthcare & Conservation for failing to provide services farmers paid for. 

Pennsylvania has preserved more than 6,000 farms with the latest round of farm purchases. 

Farms in the Lehigh Valley and the Central Pa. region are among those in 18 counties preserved by the state from future development today, investing more than $7.2 million in state, county and township dollars.