The debate over science in the current administration has taken a new twist with proposed relocation of research offices at USDA. Former agency heads and environmentalists are blasting a new executive order issued late Friday evening as a stealthy … Continued
Many times over the years Society members have presented some of the best programs at our luncheons. The June 2019 meeting was no exception to this as our new member, Emory Dabney, presented an engaging program focused on the food … Continued
The most serious threat to forests and orchards now bursting on the scene is the Spotted Lanternfly. This article provided critical information on this devastating pest and how to report infestations. Required reading! (forwarded by PSPA member, Michael Nolan) The … Continued
The Society was looking forward to a tremendous field trip over a two-day period to Penn State University and Happy Valley – the 26 members who attended the field trip were not disappointed! After the trip several members hailed it … Continued
Julia Freedgood of the American Farmland Trust engaged our membership with a terrific presentation regarding the Trust’s latest efforts in identifying and mapping the most threatened Farmland in the United States. Ms. Freedgood emphasized that the loss of farmland continues … Continued
The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture members greatly enjoyed the trip to the Stroud Water Research Center in March. The field trip encompassed both an overview of the center’s work as well as a tour of the laboratories and details … Continued
Thanks for member Duncan Allison for these notes each month. Our vital resource – farmland. There are several concerns about our farmland in the US. First there has been a steady decrease in farmland from 945 million acres in 2000 … Continued
PSPA member Duncan Allison recently attended the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau’s Spring Banquet and wanted to share some key notes from the presentation. No one could have left Octorara High School on National Ag Day Thursday, March 14, without being … Continued
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new report issued today (March 27) shows how U.S. farmers — facing a surge of weather events and disease outbreaks — can increase production and revenues with innovations produced by federally funded agricultural research, including … Continued
People often suffer from an ‘illusion of knowledge,’ write the authors of a new study that finds that people who hold the most extreme views about genetically modified foods know the least. Recently, researchers asked more than 2,000 American and … Continued
