4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (861+ words) Ray Bierly's restored barn in Northampton County. LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — When Ray Biery restored his barn in 2006, he wanted to incorporate new elements while maintaining the characteristics of its age. But first, he had to prevent it from falling down....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (513+ words) On Aug. 18, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order that he described as creating the “strictest data center guardrails in the country.” Pennsylvanians should ask an obvious question: Why now? For months, this administration has fast-tracked and encouraged the data…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1302+ words) From left, Pennsylvania Ag Secretary Russell Redding, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya and Michael Dykes, the president of the International Dairy Foods Association, gather at a dairy farm in Schnecksville, Pa., to announce Chobani's expansion to a plant…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (694+ words) A new report recommends the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Fish and Boat Commission merge law enforcement and administration, and consolidate offices to cut costs. On Aug. 31 the Wildlife Management Institute, which was contracted by both agencies to conduct a study…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (701+ words) A riparian buffer on the Griffith Farm in the Turtle Creek watershed in Union County on April 25, 2024. Multiple agencies, legislators and regional Chesapeake Bay conservation leaders gathered to celebrate sections of the stream being removed from the list of impaired…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (449+ words) Dennis Pickerel, executive director of the Revolutionary War-era Stenton Barn in Philadelphia, is interviewed by a film crew for the PABarn250 documentary series. A new documentary from the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania gives viewers an opportunity to explore…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (663+ words) Richard Fordyce, USDA undersecretary for farm production and conservation, is lauding two new federal initiatives designed to assist farmers and processors. The first extends the application deadline for farmers who suffered crop losses in 2023 and 2024 due to extreme weather. The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (208+ words) Pennsylvania fruit growers who lost crops because of an April freeze can begin applying for state aid Aug. 24. The $10 million Fruit Grower Freeze Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant Program was created in July in the state budget. Growers of pome or…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) CoreWeave Data Center, Greenfield Rd, Lancaster, Pa. Image captured on May 21, 2026. I just read your article “Data Centers: Pause or Pursue?” With everyone getting all jacked up over the possibility of farmland eminent domain to build these centers, why hasn’t…...