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UNIVERSITY PARK — In 2023, 33 people died of injuries suffered in farm-related incidents in Pennsylvania, according to farm-safety specialists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, who emphasized the need for education and policies to reduce risk for workers and farm-family members. To help identify hazards and risks associated with production, Penn State Extension’s […]

GLENMOORE — The sheep are losing their winter wool, and you’re invited to the shearing! Chester County Parks + Preservation’s annual Sheep & Wool Day will be held Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Springton Manor Farm in Glenmoore, PA. The highlight of Sheep and Wool Day, the annual shearing of […]

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View the The Bedford Gazette for Monday, April 1, 2024

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Spotted lanternflies, the invasive insects that have plagued Western Pennsylvania for the past several years, are expected to make a return starting in April, as their young emerge from egg masses. The insects are known for their environmental damage and general nuisance, and officials recommend killing and reporting them whenever

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension invites sheep and goat producers, as well as other agricultural professionals, to join the “Meningeal Worm Risk and Reduction” webinar set 7 to 8

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jill Varner, Penn State Extension food, families and communities educator, was appointed as the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Extension Fellow, effective Jan. 1. During her two-year term, Varner will work with the association in Harrisburg, providing expertise to commissioners in the state’s 67 counties to enhance the statewide partnership between the […]

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