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NewsOctober 2025 Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Festival
Date Posted 9/10/2025Inaugural Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Festival to be held at Dayton Fairgrounds -
NewsCorn Silage Dry-Down: Week of September 8, 2025
Date Posted 9/9/2025A weekly check-in on silage crop moisture progression at several locations across Pennsylvania -
News2025 Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Maturity Report - September 9
Date Posted 9/9/2025A 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. -
NewsLate Season Herbicide Applications: Are They Possible Now?
Date Posted 9/9/2025Late season weeds can cause issues with corn and soybean harvest. Consider some of the harvest aid options or other tactics to manage problem weeds including Palmer amaranth. -
NewsCorn Leaf Aphid, an Argument Against Tank Mixing Insecticides
Date Posted 9/9/2025Treating fields unnecessarily with insecticides can result in large aphid populations. -
News2025 Post-Veraison in Pennsylvania - September 9
Date Posted 9/8/2025This weekly news update reports on ripening progress of wine grape cultivars from commercial vineyards in Pennsylvania. -
NewsExtension Urban Forester Julianne Schieffer Retires
Date Posted 9/8/2025After 34 years of providing educational programs and assisting communities in southeastern Pennsylvania, Urban Forester and Natural Resources Educator Julianne Schieffer has retired from Penn State. -
NewsPlant Garlic Late to Avoid Allium Leafminer
Date Posted 9/8/2025If you enjoy growing garlic, delayed planting in the fall is one way to protect it from the Allium leafminer. -
NewsGrowing Equity: Expanding Tree Canopy Across the Commonwealth
Date Posted 9/5/2025TreePennsylvania grants are helping environmental justice communities plant trees that provide a wealth of environmental, health, and social benefits. -
NewsCut Flower Updates: September 5, 2025
Date Posted 9/4/2025Cut flower pest, disease, and production update for Pennsylvania growers. -
NewsNeopestalotiopsis in Strawberry Plug Plants – A 2025 Update
Date Posted 9/3/2025Most strawberry plug plant producers have gotten good at recognizing Neopestalotiopsis symptoms in strawberry plug plants during production, and have found some infected plants again this year. -
News2025 Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Maturity Report - September 2
Date Posted 9/3/2025A 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. -
News2025 Crop Conditions Tour Summary
Date Posted 9/2/2025Penn State Agronomy Educators evaluated corn and soybeans during the last week of August and noted good yield potential, but signs of drought stress put yields in jeopardy. -
NewsCorn Silage Dry-Down: Week of September 1, 2025
Date Posted 9/2/2025A weekly check-in on silage crop moisture progression at several locations across Pennsylvania. -
News2025 Post-Veraison in Pennsylvania - September 2
Date Posted 9/2/2025This weekly news update reports on ripening progress of wine grape cultivars from commercial vineyards in Pennsylvania. -
NewsDamage from Western Bean Cutworm in Your Corn Fields?
Date Posted 9/2/2025Across Pennsylvania during the summer of 2025, western bean cutworm was not very abundant, but check your corn ears for damage. -
NewsPreparing Grain Storages for Harvest
Date Posted 9/2/2025Properly preparing grain storages for harvest. -
NewsReminder to Renew Commercial Pesticide Applicator License
Date Posted 9/2/2025The renewal deadline for commercial applicators is September 30. -
NewsFall High Tunnel Cucumbers: A Limited Window Opportunity
Date Posted 8/29/2025Producing and marketing high tunnel cucumbers after the typical field production season has distinct advantages that can greatly boost the profitability of a vegetable business. -
NewsZucchini-Pineapple aka Mock Pineapple
Date Posted 8/28/2025Canning zucchini in pineapple and lemon juice can make a surprisingly tasty product. -
NewsCut Flower Updates: August 29, 2025
Date Posted 8/28/2025Cut flower pest, disease, and production update for Pennsylvania growers. -
NewsFine-tuning P and K Fertilizer Recommendations for Winter Wheat
Date Posted 8/27/2025Call for farmer cooperators! Are you planting wheat this fall? Do you have a field that is low in soil P or K levels? -
NewsLate Blight Update: August 27, 2025
Date Posted 8/26/2025Report of the late blight status in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. -
NewsCucurbit Downy Mildew Update: August 27, 2025
Date Posted 8/26/2025Report of the cucurbit downy mildew status in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. -
News2025 Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Maturity Report - August 26
Date Posted 8/26/2025The Tree Fruit Maturity Report is 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.