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The aim of this rule is to prevent intentional adulteration of food that can cause wide-scale harm to public health.

This article lists the information and resources needed to meet Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) standards specific for the mushroom industry.

Two factors require special attention when making vinegar at home: oxygen supply and temperature.

This study demonstrates the feasibility of thermal sanitization treatment to eliminate L. monocytogenes at niche sites within slicer heads without requiring complete disassembly.

This publication explains how to follow established food safety and sanitation standards that minimize the risk for contamination.

Knowing how well your online marketing is performing requires the strategic and methodical use of analytic data. This article covers approaches to data use and common website and social media analytic data and their use.

There are many commercial auditing companies that will perform an audit on your farm. Check with your buyers to see which ones they approve.

This article reviews the basics for Produce Safety and Preventive Controls and provides some information on how they may affect the mushroom industry.

Mushrooms do not contribute significantly to dietary intake of nitrates, even when irrigated with water that exceeds the EPA limit of 10 mg NO3-N/L.

Learn the details and find educational resources on the FSMA Human Food Rule, including videos and training opportunities that address requirements, exemptions, and deadlines of the rule.

In recent years, awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a potential microbial contaminant in ready-to-eat foods has increased.

Studies show that when light peat is replaced with dark peat that contains lower microbial levels, developing plants tend to become more susceptible to diseases.

At some point you have probably walked through a forest path and seen a cut stump on the ground. From this cut stump, amazingly, you could see fresh shoots with leaves growing up from its base. But why are some species better at it than others?

This article will explain how growth rings are formed in trees and what they can tell us about the tree.

Success with online sales starts with selecting the most appropriate online sales platform and continues through anticipating and meeting customer expectations.

Market research is a crucial activity for new farm businesses and those undergoing transformation. What is learned forms the foundation for developing the farm marketing strategy.

As of mid-2025, there were 60 Grade A dairy plants and 207 non-Grade A dairy plants in Pennsylvania (PDA).

Drone interseeding in early September into standing soybeans can help farmers fit a hairy vetch cover crop in before corn.

Hydrangeas are one of the most popular flowering shrubs for many reasons.

Needled evergreens have been described as the "backbones of the landscape."

In Pennsylvania, nitrogen is often the most limiting resource in grass hay production, leading to reduced production quantity and quality. With improved nitrogen management, producers could increase yields by as much as 75%, while also significantly impacting production costs.

Parrotia persica, also known as Persian ironwood, is native to a relatively small region of northern Iran and Azerbaijan, near the southern edge of the Caspian Sea.

Planting green increases cereal rye biomass and can increase soybean yield compared with earlier termination or no rye. With a 1-pass program, it provided late-season weed control and yields similar to a 2-pass program without cover crops.

In 2022, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article that stated Pennsylvania has the most cases of Lyme Disease in the United States.

Lacebark pine, Pinus bungeana, is native to eastern and central China.