Pennsylvania leads the nation in preserved farms. Since 1988, when voters statewide overwhelmingly supported creating the ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.

Some of the transactions do not include a transfer price because no money was exchanged for the property. All deeds are recorded in the Berks County recorder of deeds office and are a matter of public ...

Most people wouldn’t be eager to volunteer for a dangerous, harrowing job that isn’t their responsibility to tackle. Charles Ziegler isn’t most people. That’s why when he was serving in the Army ...

Michael Fidanza, professor of plant and soil science at Penn State Berks, has been named president of the Philadelphia ...

Agriculture is more than Berks County’s history; it is a driving force for its future. To help students see the connection between their classrooms and real-world opportunities, Berks County school ...

H, a program of Penn State Extension, recently inducted a new team of State Project Ambassadors. This leadership role is designed to bring a youth perspective into statewide programs. The ambassadors ...

President Donald Trump’s tough policies on immigration are having knock-on effects in the labor market — a situation that ...

Mocktails and Music fundraiser, Exeter Community Library, 4569 Prestwick Drive, Exeter Township, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a selection of themed non-alcoholic cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and ...

A capacity crowd turned out for the inaugural Schuylkill Stampede bull riding competition Saturday evening at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds. Cowboys from as far away as Brazil matched wits with ...

A village in Berkshire has been described as "pretty" and as being "surrounded by beautiful countryside".

A Mifflin County farm owned by Jeffrey A. and Melody A. Ranck was the recipient of state grant funds to protect against residential and commercial development. According to a news release from the ...