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Agritourism was again in the spotlight at the 2025 Starting and Improving Farms Conference. Attendees toured three agritourism operations and heard speakers discuss best practices for starting an agritourism operation, marketing, and pricing.

This weekly news update reports on ripening progress of wine grape cultivars from commercial vineyards in Pennsylvania.

Dry soil provides an opportunity to remediate soil compaction, but first check if it is needed, and choose the right equipment.

A weekly program to inform producers about the maturity of the most common apple cultivars sampled from three regions represented by three Pennsylvania counties: Adams, Berks, and Centre.

Be aware of the risk of Hessian fly and aphids to fall-planted small grains.

Cut flower pest, disease, and production update for Pennsylvania growers.

This weekly report, last updated September 24, 2025, provides statewide trap catches and timely management recommendations for key pests of sweet corn.

A weekly program to inform producers about the maturity of the most common apple cultivars sampled from three regions represented by three Pennsylvania counties: Adams, Berks, and Centre.

This weekly news update reports on ripening progress of wine grape cultivars from commercial vineyards in Pennsylvania.

Two cases of locally acquired malaria have been found in the United States in the past couple of months with one case occurring in the nearby state of New Jersey.

Penn State Extension releases a new calculator for assessing digester economic performance.

Cut flower pest, disease, and production update for Pennsylvania growers.

Jennie Diehl Mazzone became a Horticulture Educator with Penn State Extension in Franklin County on September 2.

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

Yearly fluctuations in groundwater levels are normal, but the end of summer in drier years can lead to concerns about reduced well yields.

Adult allium leafminers were spotted on September 15, 2025, in Manheim, PA, marking the start of the fall flight.

Drought-stressed grain soybean crops can be harvested as forage, but pesticide application and crop insurance should be checked before chopping.

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

With widespread dry conditions, it is best to wait to plant until you see rain in the forecast.

A weekly program to inform producers about the maturity of the most common apple cultivars sampled from three regions represented by three Pennsylvania counties: Adams, Berks, and Centre.

Join producers, industry partners, and agency folks for a two-day networking and learning opportunity featuring keynote speakers, extension educators, and others during on-farm classroom discussions and live demonstrations.

With soybean fields maturing, our final scouting reports for 2025 reveal continued low pest activity.

Certain herbicides can be used under fencerows and around farm structures.

This weekly news update reports on ripening progress of wine grape cultivars from commercial vineyards in Pennsylvania.

This large Pennsylvania salamander is an important inhabitant of our waterways.