4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (755+ words) A wildflower garden late in the growing season is ready for cleanup ahead of winter. As autumn approaches, many gardeners begin the ritual garden cleaning in preparation for winter. Fall garden maintenance is about much more than appearances. Proper cleanup…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (201+ words) I am not a farmer, I don’t have children in the 4-H clubs, and I don’t raise crops, animals or chickens of any kind. Yet Lancaster Farming newspaper is a fixture in my week. I am interested in any issues…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (745+ words) Fall means another successful fair season is just about over. For many 4-H and FFA families, it marks the end of months spent raising, training and caring for animals. When animals are sold and the check arrives, it’s easy to…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1022+ words) You never really know where something you learn as a child will someday take you. Sometimes a lesson stays tucked away for years, quietly becoming part of who you are, until one day you realize it has followed you into…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1013+ words) Kate Stoltzfus, owner of My Colors Pop. Have you ever wondered why that pastel blue sweater looks so nice on you, but when you wear your floral blouse in shades of orange and yellow, it doesn’t quite work? Is there…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1160+ words) (From left) Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council Executive Director Jonathan Geyer, state Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and Woodland BIO founder and CEO Luca Pandolfi at the 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show. First place in a college business competition fueled Luca Pandolfi’s dream…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (606+ words) Connor Schultz, fifth from left, shows a goat as part of the Master Showman competition at the Wayne County Fair. PALMYRA, N.Y. — Connor Schultz of Ranway Farms brought a bevy of animals to the Wayne County Fair and returned home with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1114+ words) Students harvest turnips from Lancaster Rec Center’s Bay Street Garden. LANCASTER, Pa. — In a large garden in Lancaster City, much more is growing than meets the eye. As the plants, fruits and vegetables thrive, so do the connections between neighbors....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1169+ words) (From left): John Cain, Matt Benedict and Leroy Benedict split wood. Pennsylvania’s nearly 80-year-old Tree Farm Program helps private forestland owners manage their property and may now help them cash in on carbon sequestration. Timber industry leaders established a national…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1027+ words) Teacher Tabea Steinbeisser-Fitz, right, gives her garden helpers a cooling spray off on a hot day at the Suquehanna Waldorf School garden in Marietta, Pa. MARIETTA, Pa. — At Susquehanna Waldorf School, each teacher brings a personal interest to inform their…...