Pennsylvania

Over the weekend, the Associated Press and several other national news outlets officially projected Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election. That announcement came after the Pennsylvania electoral votes were put in the former Vice President’s column, pushing him over the needed 270 to win. M ...

Oregon Department of Agriculture officials are nervous after a destructive invasive species was recently discovered. A dead spotted lanternfly, was recently discovered in a shipment of planters and ceramic pots from Pennsylvania. When the insect was discovered the Corvallis-based nursery immediately contacted state officials ...

It looks like the 2020 apple crop is going to be a little smaller than anticipated. According to NASS, the national crop is expected to come in a 10.6 billion pounds, which is down 3% from last year's crop. USDA Research Analyst, Jaclyn Kramer said that drop mirrors the decrease expected right here in the Northwest ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, recently made a stop in Pennsylvania to observe distribution of USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Boxes. "Charitable food distribution and food banks have been important for a long time," Perdue noted. "They really come to light here with so many people out of work now. I b ...

Organic agriculture continues to grow nationwide. "California, as you would expect, is still the big, big state," said Catherine Greene with USDA's Economic Research Service. "That's where we grow most of our conventional fruits and vegetables and that's where we grow most of our organic fruits and vegetables ...

For Pennsylvania Christmas tree grower, Larry Snyder,  growing trees is more than a business, he says it's all about "joy and happiness."  And he says his job provides a lot of that.   "Raising a product which will be one day in someone's home creating happiness and joy for those people," Snyder said.   And o...

Last month, the USDA declared the country completely free of Pulm Pox Virus, a stone fruit tree disease that causes severe yield losses.  Scientists across the U.S. have been battling the virus for 20 years.   "When it broke out in 1999, in Pennsylvania, APHIS and Department of Agriculture asked me to come and be part of the science team and eradication program," said Tim Gottwald is a U