Our self-paced online course readies food professionals to take a food protection manager exam that meets the PDA requirement for food safety certification. Exams are proctored at scheduled locations. Certification is valid for five years.
Explore planning and implementing simple stewardship practices on your lot to create and enhance natural areas and make a positive impact on the environment during this series.
For adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes and their families, this program will increase your knowledge of healthy food choices and diabetes management.
This weekly report, last updated September 23, 2026, provides statewide trap catches and timely management recommendations for key pests of sweet corn.
Due to strong public interest in the inaugural 2025 start and continued successful statewide collaboration, the PA Invasive Replace‑ive Program will return in 2026 with additional sites.
Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension; Don deMackiewicz, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Penn State Extension
Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension; Don deMackiewicz, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Penn State Extension
This week's contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension; Don deMackiewicz, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Penn State Extension, Jim Fogarty, Halabura Tree Farms;
Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Don deMackiewicz, Sarah Pickel, and Cathy Thomas (PDA), Jim Fogarty
Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Don deMackiewicz, Sarah Pickel, and Cathy Thomas (PDA), Jim Fogarty
Weekly scouting report compiled by Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Schuylkill County. This week's scouting data contributors: Kelly Piccioni, Penn State Extension, Don deMackiewicz, Sarah Pickel, and Cathy Thomas (PDA), Jim Fogarty