May 24, 2016
AgConnect Program Coordinator, Katie Poppiti, recently attended the “Zero Waste Presentation & Clean Energy Tour” hosted by the Delaware Valley Green Building Council and Delaware Nature Society. The group toured two of the Delaware Nature Society’s four locations: the Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin and Coverdale Farm Preserve in Greenville, Delaware. The tour started at… Read More >
May 17, 2016
The FDA is currently asking for information on the use of raw or untreated manure on farms. During the recent commenting periods for the Produce Rule under FSMA, the FDA decided to table what would have been considerable restrictions to raw manure use on the farm. The FDA is now going back to the drawing… Read More >
Please see the attached alert from Penn State Extension. Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp are new pigweeds that have been found in numerous counties across Pennsylvania and in neighboring states. Invasive Pigweeds To report an infestation of Palmer Amaranth or Waterhemp, please contact your state Department of Agriculture.
May 16, 2016
This resource is presented by the Mid-Atlantic Women in Agriculture. Through this information packet, you will learn how to develop a compelling package to attract your target market and leverage your worth. This packet covers the elements of a successful marketing kit and includes examples to help you develop an effective brand and complementary materials… Read More >
May 6, 2016
Penn Street Market announces the return of the Berks Farm Bucks incentive match program in 2016 to support all shoppers who use Food and Nutrition Service plans. View full press release here.
May 3, 2016
Portable Equipment Can Help Producers, including Small-Scale and Local Farmers, Get Products to Market Quickly COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide a new financing option to help farmers purchase portable storage and handling equipment. Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Elanor… Read More >
May 2, 2016
Last week, House Bill 1589 of the 2015-16 budget became law. This allows for distribution of approximately $25 million of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) budget, which includes $1.5. million for the agriculture research, $5.3 million for the Animal Health Commission, and $5.3 million for the veterinary lab system, as well as funding the… Read More >
April 25, 2016
Johnson & Johnson has a large, 38 plot community garden and around 1800 employees at their campus in Ambler. They are interested in purchasing seedlings from a local farmer and opening up the sales to the rest of their employees. For those growers that might have extra seedlings for spring sale, or those that would… Read More >
April 21, 2016
Lancaster Farming- April 16, 2016 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania farmers still have time to help share their individual agriculture conservation stories by completing Penn State’s Survey Research Center’s best management practices survey. The survey, which is to be completed by April 30, was designed to capture those conservation practices farmers have installed — at their… Read More >
April 19, 2016
Authored by: Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade, Special Sections Edition, Lancaster Farming Another hurdle in the 2015-16 Pennsylvania state budget was cleared on Wednesday when the Legislature passed an amended version of House Bill 1589 to amend the state’s fiscal code. For agriculture, the bill transfers about $25 million from the Race Horse Development Fund to… Read More >