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The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week released its quarterly outlook report, projecting a record agriculture trade deficit. This is disappointing news for American farmers, who have long been able …
Record Agricultural Trade Deficit Projected by USDA Read More
Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday attended his first Senate hearing in the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to discuss challenges facing Pennsylvania’s family farms and other issues …
Senator Fetterman Advocates for Pennsylvania Farmers in Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania is taking a big step forward in the world of organic farming. On Friday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced $1.8 million in targeted investments over three years …
Pennsylvania Announces $1.8 Million Investment in Organic Farming Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — On Thursday, during Military Appreciation Day at the 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding joined MG Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general and head of the DMVA, …
Pennsylvania’s First Recipients Of Farmer Veteran Grants Announced Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced an investment of $9.5 million to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States. Three successful projects are funded …
USDA Invests $9.5 Million in Sustainable Bioproducts Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — On Thursday, Pennsylvania protected 2,478 acres on 30 farms in 18 counties from future residential, or commercial development, investing more than $8.9 million in state, county, local and …
170 Farms and 13,069 Acres Protected in Pennsylvania Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Last month, more than 52,000 known farmers and other agricultural producers across Pennsylvania began receiving 2022 Census of Agriculture questionnaires from the USDA. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding is …
Agriculture Secretary Encourages PA Farmers to Be Counted In 2022 Agriculture Census Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Governor Tom Wolf announced that Crop One is opening a vertical farm in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, bringing 40 new full-time managerial and farm production jobs to the region.
Governor Tom Wolf Announces Crop One’s Expansion to Pennsylvania Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Christa Barfield, the owner and operator of FarmerJawn Agriculture, has announced a new partnership with West Chester’s Westtown School, where she will lease 123 acres of …
FarmerJawn Agriculture Leases Land from Westtown School for Organic Farm Read More The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced that it is investing $73 million in 21 grant projects through the first round of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion …
USDA Awards More Than $75 Million in New Grants to Boost Meat and Poultry Production Read More