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WEST CHESTER, PA — 42-acres of farmland in Cochranville will be preserved thanks to state and county investments for agricultural land preservation, states state Senator Carolyn Comitta.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf announced this week grants totaling more than $2 million to seven Pennsylvania organizations for research on issues critical to sustaining and growing the state’s …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf is calling for U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to implement a $737 million Chesapeake Bay Resilient Farms Initiative to support Pennsylvania farmers …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an $11.5 million research investment to help ensure America’s small and medium-sized farms become more profitable and improve the quality …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced grants totaling $1.287 million to eight organizations for research on issues critical to sustaining and growing Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry. Grant recipients include …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that the PA Preferred® Organic Program, funded through Governor Wolf’s PA Farm Bill, is partnering with Rodale Institute and Penn State Extension …
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LANCASTER COUNTY, PA — Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Northeast Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio on Wednesday signed a five-year Letter of Understanding formalizing the agencies’ …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $97 million in funding for 33 projects that will support high-impact technology research and development to accelerate the …
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DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Down a dead-end, residential lane in West Bradford Township, you’d be surprised to find a new farm among the single-family homes.
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