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Hazardous gases are commonly produced during routine farm operations and can be life-threatening. In this article, we talk about how common farm gases develop, how to identify them, and how to prevent them.

Summer- and fall-blooming bulbs planted in the spring can bring new interest and color to your gardens and containers.

Stumpage prices as reported by Pennsylvania timber and logging companies, forestry consultants, and state land management agencies to the Pennsylvania State University.

This article explains how proper comb and cutter selection, setup, and maintenance improve sheep shearing efficiency, animal safety, and equipment lifespan.

There are several ways to finance your farm business or enterprise. Securing funding from a lender takes time and research.

Getting useful, accurate information about crop disease risk is likely one of your top priorities. Make sure you know the tools to help you fight Fusarium Head Blight throughout the year.

Step-by-step instructions for starting your dairy advisory team.

This article is designed to assist managers in thinking about and reflecting on the faces in their business – their people.

This Toolkit from the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems includes legal resources, best practice recommendations, and case studies for market leaders on selecting and enhancing business structures, SNAP benefits, and managing common risks.

Tree shelters help newly planted trees survive to maturity.

Learn about these smallest beginnings of rivers and streams.

Pennsylvania is becoming one of the most popular places in the country to build these giant tech hubs.

The bacteria Listeria monocytogenes is particularly harmful to pregnant women, newborns, children, elderly, and immune compromised individuals.

Take a look at how watering facilities improve pasture management and protect Pennsylvania's waterways. This article provides an overview of system types, water sources, and key considerations for selecting the right setup.

Crevice gardening is a form of rock gardening that allows alpine plants to grow in tight spaces between flat pieces of rock turned on end, often at an angle to mimic natural stratified rock formations.

The presence of distinct weed species can indicate rectifiable conditions in your lawn that are optimal for the weed but sub-optimal for the turfgrass.

Garlic mustard is an invasive weed. Learn about the characteristics that allowed it to become widespread and the steps you can take to help control this exotic weed.

Farming can be especially stressful. Learn in this article how to calm and even reset your brain when you begin to feel overwhelmed.

When early spring warming is followed by below freezing temperatures, grape growers keep their fingers crossed, hoping to escape freeze injury.

Potassium (K) plays a critical role in many plant physiology and biochemistry processes such as photosynthesis, osmoregulation, and enzyme activation.

Red clover is an occasional weed problem in home lawns and other turf areas maintained at high heights of cut. It is more prevalent in under-fertilized lawns and grows well in full sun.

Yellow woodsorrel, also referred to as oxalis, sourgrass, and other names, is a weed of home lawns, parks, golf courses, and athletic fields.

The Well Connected Communities program is aimed at empowering communities to come together to help their residents be healthier at every stage of life.

Lebanon County is the newest Pennsylvania community to be awarded funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Well-Connected Communities (WCC) project.

As part of the Well Connected Communities (WCC) program, Penn State Extension has been working with community leaders, 4-H families, and local 4-H youth to meet the food needs in Norris Square.