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An active pattern with a series of quick-moving disturbances this week will usher in some colder air by the end of the weekend.

Recap the 2025 crop production season, discover agronomic innovations, and earn valuable certification credits. Attendees gain expert insights, network with industry leaders, and enjoy a buffet lunch.

Explore 2025 crop results, innovations, and agronomic research at Crops Day 2026 with Penn State Extension specialists.

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

Cover crops are an essential component of a sustainable farming system. Learn how farmers are using them to protect and build up the soil.

Details rotating perennial pastures with annual crops, grazing cover crops, and grazing crop residue—all of which show promise to improve profit and soil health and increase diversity on crop farms.

A diagnostic tool to measure the extent and depth of subsurface compaction is a penetrometer, or soil compaction tester.

The seed delivery system in drills is not as precise as that used in planters because they use flutes or sponges to meter seed instead of seed singulation.

Cover crops continue to be key for soil health, soil erosion protection, nutrient recycling, weed control and forage provision. But how do dry soil conditions affect planting decisions?

Consider residual activity of burndown herbicides and rotation interval restrictions when seeding cover crops in early fall.

This article describes the three main pathways of nitrogen loss--nitrate leaching, denitrification, and volatilization--and summarizes requirements and provides nitrogen management guidance.

This article summarizes five years of research examining if broadcasting cover crops into standing soybeans can expand cover crop establishment options for Pennsylvania farmers.

Know what you're planting to avoid these costly mistakes to your winter small grain crop.

The decision to sell seed is affected by what's in the field and whether you're licensed to sell.

This web-based app allows you to compare cover crops or select species based on farm goals.

Conocer los síntomas de las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y saber cómo responder puede salvar vidas.

The Cover Crop Variety Testing Network is inviting producers like you to become citizen scientists.

This article is an overview of the Pennsylvania Manure Hauler Broker Program.

Product selection, application timing and understanding weather impacts are keys to success

Basic overview of a few government programs for Pennsylvania farmers.

In Pennsylvania, the area of agricultural land disturbance determines if a farm needs an Agricultural Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (Ag E&S Plan). Learn more about why these are important, whether your farm needs a plan, and available resources.

This article discusses how cover crops have the potential to boost key aspects of the soil microbiome typically associated with healthy soils.

Join hosts Ryan Spelman and Justin Brackenrich in the third season of the Agronomy Highlights Podcast.

Frost seeding is an economical method to establish legume cover crops into small grain stands or to fill in run-down pastures.

Use this step-by-step method to narrow down the possibilities of your plant problem, but don't forget to ask the experts if you need to.