‘Rust Belt Vegan Kitchen’ offers new take on Midwest comfort food

David C. BarnettDecember 23, 2022

Cookbook author looks to chefs in Pittsburgh, Chicago and her native Cleveland to veganize the region’s favorite dishes.

Food and Agriculture

Chatham University wants to train farmers on how to bring in more money

Sarah SchneiderDecember 16, 2022

"We want to make sure farmers [are] producing the best products possible that stores want and the consumers want."

EconomyFood and Agriculture

‘This thing isn’t over’: Avian flu outbreak reaches 4.4 million birds in Pennsylvania

Alan YuDecember 2, 2022

The avian flu outbreak is impacting farms and wildlife rehabilitation centers. One infected bird means euthanizing all others.

Food and Agriculture

Pa. Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan falls short for third time, EPA says

Rachel McDevittDecember 2, 2022

Pennsylvania will miss its nitrogen goal by more than 9 million pounds. The Chesapeake Bay gets half of its freshwater from the Susquehanna River.

Food and AgriculturePollutionWater

Climate change prompts Pa. farmers to adapt crops and businesses

Rachel McDevittNovember 11, 2022

As the climate changes and brings more risks to traditional farming, farmers are looking for ways to make sure their crops survive.

Climate ChangeFood and Agriculture

For a rural Pennsylvania area, a cryptocurrency mine brought noise pollution

Anne DanahyJuly 13, 2022

One neighbor describes the noise coming from the Bitcoin mining site at a nearby gas well as “basically like a jet engine."

EnergyFood and AgricultureTechnology

Want to Start a Farm? Good Luck Finding Land

An-Li HerringJuly 1, 2022

Finding land is the number one challenge farmers are facing and number one reason young farmers are leaving agriculture.

EconomyFood and Agriculture

Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industry

An-Li HerringJuly 1, 2022

By 2027, 75,000 jobs in agriculture in Pa. are expected to go unfilled. That will have profound effects on farming communities across the Commonwealth.

EconomyFood and Agriculture

Farming is grueling work, but a Pittsburgh startup is using technology to make it easier

An-Li HerringJune 24, 2022

The agricultural industry is struggling to sell young people farming. But technology may be changing that.

Food and Agriculture

Changing What It Means to Be a ‘Strong Farmer’ by Prioritizing Mental Health

Julie GrantMay 20, 2022

Farmers face unique challenges that can lead to anxiety and depression. As efforts grow across the country, there are calls to do more in Pennsylvania to help.

Food and AgricultureHealth