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A weekly check-in on silage crop moisture progression at several locations across Pennsylvania.

Current reports of late blight in Pennsylvania and surrounding states for the 2026 growing season.

More than just a training event, the 2026 ACAP Ag Conservation Con brought 270 agricultural conservation professionals from across Pennsylvania and beyond.

Significant rainfall is forecast from September 20 through September 23. Ensure apple varieties scheduled for harvest from late September through early November are protected with fungicides before this extended wet period.

This is the week 2 newsletter for the fall 2026 Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Program - week of September 21, 2026. The program is an 8-week virtual biannual program.

Red Hill Harvest, an organic farm in Pitman, PA, hosted a soil health event with Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) featuring speaker Gary Zimmer.

Learn more about this volunteer network dedicated to teaching PA residents about their private water systems.

Manure application, rootworm resistance, soil health, and digital scouting tools took center stage at Penn State Extension's Agronomic Field Diagnostic Clinic, where research met the field through hands-on workshops.

This bi-monthly article is a collection of forest health observations, plant and animal phenology, important upcoming dates, and hunting season changes.

If you are a Pennsylvania resident affected by flooding, your input is needed for a research project.

The southeast sits close to average or below this year, while the rest of the state may see some bin busting yields, all due to rainfall (or the lack thereof).

A weekly check-in on silage crop moisture progression at several locations across Pennsylvania.

The Tree Fruit Maturity Report is a weekly program to inform producers about the maturity of the most common apple cultivars sampled from two regions represented by two Pennsylvania counties: Adams and Berks.

Properly preparing grain storages for harvest.

When milk fat levels began slipping at Seven Stars Dairy in Millerstown, the farm began looking for answers.

Penn State Extension's water resources team is conducting a survey to help shape its future programming.

The Tree Fruit Maturity Report is a weekly program to inform producers about the maturity of the most common apple cultivars sampled from two regions represented by two Pennsylvania counties: Adams and Berks.

A weekly check-in on silage crop moisture progression at several locations across Pennsylvania

Given current market conditions, it's valuable to understand patterns in agricultural input prices to protect farm profitability.

Understanding how rain affects fungicide residues can help growers make better spray decisions and maintain disease protection throughout the season.

Special Deal! Register between September 9 and 30 to receive a $100 discount on the exam (limited to the first 150 people).

The renewal deadline for commercial applicators is September 30.

Fall is an excellent time to manage biennial and perennial weeds and Japanese stiltgrass in pastures and hay and to control problem weeds after silage harvest.

The Tree Fruit Maturity Report is a weekly program to inform producers about the maturity of the most common apple cultivars sampled from two regions represented by two Pennsylvania counties: Adams and Berks.

A weekly check-in on silage crop moisture progression at several locations across Pennsylvania