The following are first-place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Clothing
Aprons, Arleen McCurdy, Prospect
Jumper, Arleen McCurdy, Prospect
Ha...
Butler County has been a player in the Agricultural Land Preservation program since its inception and continues to add farms to the portfolio.
The number of farms in the ...
The Western Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Grower’s Association will be holding their annual Shepherd’s Night program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 at the Penn State Merce...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Monday, May 19, that President Donald Trump has appointed former Luzerne County state Rep. Michael Cabell to serve ...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Local agriculture enthusiasts are using “Planting for the Future” to share how the industry impacts all of us.
The Butler County Farm Bureau and its...
A Butler County farm is among 29 farms that are benefiting from Pennsylvania’s latest round of farmland preservation.
The state Department of Agriculture invested $341,08...
Visitors to this year’s Butler Farm Show in Connoquenessing Township may notice something that wasn’t there last year: a brand-new barn which will be used to house cattle...
March’s sudden snowfalls and overnight freezes shouldn’t discourage homeowners from preparing their flower and vegetable gardens and lawns for planting later this spring....
The state plans to open a long-awaited animal disease diagnostic laboratory in Western Pennsylvania, but not in Butler County, despite a local effort to bring the lab to ...
With around 900 farms in Butler County, made up of over 130,000 acres, a newly hired agronomist is making efforts to aid the important local agriculture industry.
Stephen...
