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Warren County Dairy seeks royalty

It’s time to become Warren County Dairy Royalty. The Warren County Dairy Promotion Committee is looking for Dairy Princesses, Maids, Misses and Lil Misses. Prospective Princesses must come from a dairy farm, come from a dairy-related background, own dairy animals, have some sort of ...

‘My story’

Pennsylvania 4-H elected its new council members last month. Audrey Ferrie was among six newly-elected council members, and is the first member from Warren County to serve on the council. Nearly 700 Pennsylvania 4-H youth gathered to network and enhance their leadership skills during the ...

Department of Agriculture passes organic farm grant

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced a $1 million Pa. Farm Bill Farm Vitality Grant Program for organic transition planning assistance. This grant allows Pa. farmers to apply for grants up to $7,500. Pa. is currently third in the nation for organic, is home to more than 1,000 ...

ANF sets rules for leek picking

If leeks are your thing, then you’re welcome to pick them on most of the land that makes up the Allegheny National Forest. Federal officials sent out a reminder of the rules for picking leeks — a branch off of the onion family — this week. They caution that collection for personal ...

Game Commission delivers annual report

Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans today presented the agency’s annual report to the General Assembly, and delivered testimony before the House Game and Fisheries Committee. To view a copy of the agency’s annual legislative report, please visit the Game Commission’s website, www.pgc.pa.gov, put your cursor on “Information & Resources” in the menu bar under the banner on the homepage, then select “Media & Reports & Surveys” in the drop-down menu, then click on the 2019 Annual Legislative Report. Burhans’ testimony before the House Game and ...

The backyard garden roars

Today, I made my first batch of chili for 2020, the mildest Texas chili I have ever made, but also one of the better batches, according to Jeri. She asked that the next batch is made the same way, which is more than fine with me, if I followed a recipe. I do not measure most of the ingredients ...