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A good year for strawberries
Juicy, luscious, red.

And you can add another adjective for strawberries this year — early.

Thanks to a warm spring, pickers have been plu......
Farmer loan program milestone
The Next Generation Farmer Loan Program run in Lancaster and Chester counties over  the past 12 years will hit a milestone Wednesday.

One of f......
Chicken coops springing up in urban, suburban backyards
The Esch family has learned a few lessons from their pets. They have learned there is a pecking order in life, and the early bird does catch the worm.......
Farmers here back decision to ax plan
Farmers here and across the United States are breathing a sigh of relief at last week's unexpected decision by the Obama administration to drop a prop......
Farmland Trust targets fund cuts
Lancaster Farmland Trust is a private, independently funded organization dedicated to preserving farmland in Lancaster County.

The county's Agricul......
Grants help farmers clean up Chesapeake Bay
Nine Lancaster County farmers will share nearly $2 million in state and federal grants for barnyard improvements to keep soil and manure from running ......
Who wants to be a hired farmhand?
Few American workers dirty their hands the way Byron Graybeal does.
Few rise before dawn each day to work in a barn.
Save for time out to go to colleg......
State sparks debate on wild hogs
A proposal recently floated by the Pennsylvania Game Commission has touched off a firestorm in a segment of the farming community, which is accusing t......
Gardens, farms get a jump on spring
Farmers and gardeners are getting a head start on spring planting.

"We're pretty much a month ahead," said Casey Spacht, general manager of the Lan......
East Cocalico finds source of residents' complaints
East Cocalico Township officials have identified the person responsible for dumping manure and other liquids on Wabash Road near Route 272.
Anthony Lu......
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