News

Several herbicides are labeled for use in grain sorghum or forage sorghum varieties. Below are some basic considerations when using them.

The apple and peach phenology reports track the development of fruiting buds throughout the bloom window across Pennsylvania.

A new survey aims to quantify the impact of mycotoxins on organic corn production.

Plan a trip to your local market today!

Mark your calendars and register now for the Farming for Success Field Day, held on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

The PENN IPM hotline provides short production-related messages from faculty and educators through a touch-tone phone interface. New features are now available for the hotline for 2026.

The Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Sale opens for pre-orders for fall pick up.

Purchase signs for your restoration planting projects.

Weird weather impacts timely herbicide applications, so what options are available and other considerations in early season corn and soybean?

The latest updates on the state of the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak and reminders to keep practicing good biosecurity.

Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Program - week of May 18, 2026. The program is an 8-week, biannual virtual program.

Severe storms producing high winds and hail barreled across Pennsylvania the evening of May 13, 2026. If hail damage occurred in apple and pear orchards, growers are urged to spray streptomycin today to prevent trauma blight.

Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Don deMackiewicz, Sarah Pickel, and Cathy Thomas (PDA), Jim Fogarty

The apple and peach phenology reports track the development of fruiting buds throughout the bloom window across Pennsylvania.

It is nearly time to scout for cutting by caterpillars in corn in the vicinity of Franklin County

Cereal leaf beetle larvae are active in some small grain fields. Scout your fields to learn if they host populations that could be problematic.

Growers will want to monitor conditions closely May 11 – 18. Fire blight incidence is being reported, and will be exacerbated by warm temperatures and rainfall this week. These conditions will also favor Marssonina blotch and bitter rot.

This is the week 6 newsletter for the spring 2026 Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Program - week of May 11th, 2026.

Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Don deMackiewicz, Sarah Pickel and Cathy Thomas (PDA), Jim Fogarty

The apple and peach phenology reports track the development of fruiting buds throughout the bloom window across Pennsylvania.

Nominations are now open for the 2026 ACAP Ag Conservation Con Awards, and this is your chance to celebrate the people and projects making a real difference in ag conservation in PA.

This is the week five newsletter for the spring 2026 Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Program - week of May 4, 2026. The program is an 8-week virtual biannual program.

Seedcorn maggots are causing major transplant losses in onions and other crops across PA, with no rescue treatments once damage occurs. Prevention includes treated seed, insecticides, Verimark drenches, and row covers.

Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Don deMackiewicz, Sarah Pickel and Cathy Thomas (PDA), Jim Fogarty

Orchards across Pennsylvania with low to no crop due to cold temperatures experienced during the winter/spring of 2026 should not be ignored. Horticultural, disease, and insect management are necessary to prepare for the 2027 season.