A Penn State Extension agronomist offers tips for getting higher wheat yields in Pennsylvania.
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Farmers can pack in additional benefits to using cover crops by letting livestock graze them as a forage source.
Why wait until spring to start planning your garden? Reflecting on last season's gardening highs and lows can help position this year's garden for success, according to a master gardener.
Nematode assays from soil samples are the only way to confirm the presence and population density of the soybean cyst nematode in your field.
The recent cold weather brought a clear end to the growing season in Pennsylvania and has folks wondering if it is too late to plant cover crops. The good news: There's still time.
Regenerative ag and ranching is a way of approaching farming through the lenses of conservation and rehabilitation and it’s a fast-growing movement in agriculture.
Grain producers may have reasons to grow organically instead of with conventional methods, but the nutritional content of their harvest is not one of them.
When is the best time to plant garlic? What’s the difference between softneck garlic and hardneck garlic? A Penn State Master Gardener offers tips on growing garlic at home and protecting your harvest from pesky allium leafminers.
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Another invasive pest is making its presence known in Lancaster County — the jumping worm (Amynthas spp.), sometimes called crazy worms or snake worms. This pest negatively impacts soil and threatens to displace the common earthworm or nightcrawler (Lumbricus terrestris).
Want better soil? Plant a cover crop between seasons. That was the message promoted at Empire Farm Days by Paul Salon, who has worked as a soil conservationist and district conservationist for USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service since 1979.