The Butler County Farm Bureau held its annual legislative farm tour to facilitate communication between the elected officials and the farming community on Friday, Aug. 18...
I replanted some of my containers last week, swapping out dead pansies for petunias, which will better withstand the heat as summer progresses. As I removed the spent pl...
CENTER TWP — Through October, Adagio Health’s Women, Infants, and Children program is holding a farmers market at its offices across Western Pennsylvania, including the o...
Butler County residents are advised to be extra vigilant during the coming months as the spotted lanternfly population reaches adulthood.
Since the first spotted lanternf...
Throughout the summer gardening season, you will see many different insects in your garden.
Your first thought may be that most of these insects will cause damage to you...
As a current gardening trend, the moon or twilight garden provides us with a special site (and sight) in our landscaping where on a warm summer evening, the scents of nig...
On these hot summer days, people, pets and plants require effective ways to beat the heat. While people and pets can seek shade and water, plants are at the mercy of the ...
FRANKLIN TWP — Swaddled into her mother’s chest, 21-day-old Sadie Johnston rests peacefully as her mother, Erin Johnston of Butler, carefully examines a number of photogr...
Farmers are facing the possibility of lower than normal crops yields due to the lack of rain in what the National Weather Service classifies as a moderate drought.
A litt...
