Tools and Apps

Use the Monthly Monitor to track key production and financial indicators for dairy advisory teams.

Compares costs and returns for medium vs high tree density orchard systems.

Compares costs of production for multiple blocks and fruit types on a farm.

Choose feeds from the library or enter the composition of feeds on your farm, then balance a diet to meet a targeted growth rate.

This checklist is a brief overview of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural pesticide requirements for compliance.

This Recordkeeping form can be used by commercial/public applicators, private applicators, and by operations covered by the WPS to keep records of all their pesticide applications.

Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for the number of farms we have that sell directly to consumers. You can shop from more than 6,400 farms and enjoy agritourism activities at more than 700 farms.

Automates calculation of nitrate intake from feed and water, suggests ways to limit nitrate intake, and converts expressions of nitrate concentration.

Adjust readings from a colostrometer to provide the value expected if colostrum was tested at 68°F.

The Job Description Generator is an online tool that automates the process so preparing a job description is quick and easy.

Goal-setting worksheet to help outline specific goals for a dairy advisory team with an example

This curriculum package will allow you to prepare your clients for certification with Penn State Extension's Food Safety Manager Prep Course.

This mapping instrument has been designed to assist policymakers, entrepreneurs, farmers, and other food system actors to make informed decisions concerning local development.

FEAAD is a user friendly model designed to evaluate energy use, nutrient balances, greenhouse gas emissions, and economic outcomes for different agricultural systems.

This quick exercise will help you to determine the Proportional Stock Density (PSD) for your pond to help in managing the bass and bluegill population.

Analyze the potential economic performance of an anaerobic digester on a swine farm

This example shows how to complete the Costs to Raise Replacement Heifers spreadsheet and uses data from Penn State research.

A tool to determine the actual costs of raising heifers on any dairy operation

This web map summarizes PFAS monitoring data from both public supply wells and private wells across Pennsylvania.

Explore Pennsylvania roadside spring water quality with this interactive map. This map shows levels of contaminants, safe drinking water standards, and how water quality varies across the state.

This web application provides wine grape cultivar-specific information, vineyard performance, wine production, and sales trends state- and county-wide.

This spreadsheet-based tool can be used to assess the economic impact of a dairy farmer's providing manure to a community (regional) anaerobic digester.

Este árbol de decisiones fue diseñado para ayudarle a decidir qué fuentes de nutrientes orgánicos utilizar y cuánto aplicar.

This Decision Tree was designed to help you decide which organic nutrient sources to use and how much to apply.

This training package includes videos on food safety for apple packinghouses, covering foodborne illnesses, contamination routes, and sanitation programs.