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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania farmers face mounting financial pressure from higher production costs, labor shortages and severe weather even as a planned $1.2 billion dairy processing investment promises to increase …
Pennsylvania Farmers Face Rising Costs as Dairy Demand Grows Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase funding for its Regenerative Pilot Program to $1 billion in fiscal 2027 from $700 million, expanding federal support for farmers …
USDA Raises Regenerative Farm Funding to $1 Billion Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Waynesboro, PA, agricultural producer will receive $145,838 to expand sales of value-added Angus beef products as part of $26.5 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants …
USDA Grants $145,838 to Pennsylvania Beef Producer Read More
COCHRANVILLE, PA — Cochranville dairy farmer Benuel S. Beiler received Horizon Organic’s 2026 innovation award after investing in a compost-bedded pack barn and milking parlor designed to improve labor efficiency, …
Cochranville Dairy Farmer Wins Horizon Innovation Award Read More
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, PA — Pennsylvania is directing $9.7 million to 97 agricultural technology and modernization projects, including more than $2 million tied to Chester County, as the state uses public …
Pennsylvania Ag Grants Put $9.7 Million Into Farm Technology Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump temporarily suspended countervailing duties on certain phosphate fertilizer imports, a move the Agriculture Department estimates could lower prices by about 22% and save U.S. …
Trump Suspends Fertilizer Duties to Cut Farm Input Costs Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding toured a newly opened artificial intelligence laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center on Wednesday, as the Shapiro administration …
Pennsylvania Expands Ag AI Push With Penn Vet Lab Launch Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Farmers and ranchers may soon have clearer data on whether new agricultural technologies are worth the investment under a new federal initiative to test tools in real-world …
USDA Launches Network to Test Farm Tech in Real Conditions Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move to sell two major office properties in the nation’s capital and launch a department-wide technology overhaul aimed at reducing costs …
USDA Plans D.C. Building Sale, Farmer Tech Overhaul Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is investing $2.2 million in 17 new research grants aimed at helping the state’s farm economy keep pace with shifting technology, climate pressures, emerging diseases, and …
Pennsylvania Drops $2.2M on Farm Research as Tech, Disease Shift Read More