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Learn to identify and manage blights affecting potato and tomato crops, monitor late blight risk, and apply current research and pesticide safety practices.

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 career profile of Tim Peters, Pennsylvania State Conservation Engineer with the USDA- Natural Resource Conservation Service.

Commercial vegetable growers can earn pesticide applicator credits through online webinars.

Explore how non-food horticultural products can diversify farm income, with insights on production, marketing, finance, legal considerations, and labor from experienced farmers.

Learn to identify and manage common cucurbit diseases, monitor and forecast downy mildew, and apply current research and pesticide safety practices.

Learn how milk can be transformed into personal care products, explore regulations for creating and selling them, and gain practical insights from an established producer.

Explore opportunities to add value to wool and fiber products, including production, marketing, finances, and legal considerations for building a profitable enterprise.

Value-added animal by-products can diversify farm income. Explore production, marketing, financial, legal, and labor considerations with farmers experienced in nonfood enterprises.

Learn to identify and manage sweet corn ear pests, use PestWatch to monitor local insect activity, and apply research-based strategies to guide treatment timing and reduce pesticide applications.

Explore ways to turn beehive products into non-food products, from cosmetics and candles, to soaps and supplements, while learning how value-added enterprises can support farm diversification.

It is important to choose research-backed dips, but even more vital, is to use them properly.

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

Spongy moth outbreaks threaten Pennsylvania’s oak forests, causing defoliation, tree mortality, and long-term impacts on forest health.

Explore how the Sterile Insect Technique can support integrated mosquito management, including how it works, its applications, and its potential benefits and challenges.

Subscribe to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's monthly announcements on organic agriculture.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture PA Preferred Organic program helps eligible farms and businesses with marketing materials.

DCNR and its partners are protecting Pennsylvania's native trees from invasive insects and diseases through pest management, biological control, and conservation efforts.

Learn how agritourism benefits Pennsylvania farms and communities and how local leaders can support farm viability while addressing regulations, safety, and development.

Understand harmful algal blooms and gain practical tools to monitor, manage, and respond to blooms while protecting lake health and water quality.

Improve your Ag E&S Plans with practical strategies to avoid common mistakes, strengthen compliance, and streamline planning using PAOneStop tools.

An informative guide to Culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum), detailing its unique characteristics, site preferences, and value to wildlife.

Industry growers and nursery owners explain why certified grapevines matter, key virus concerns, Crown Gall management, and ways certification can improve.

An informative guide to rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium), detailing its unique characteristics, site preferences, and value to wildlife.

This is the week 5 newsletter for the fall 2026 Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Program - week of October 12, 2026. The program is an 8-week virtual biannual program.