Research has found that leaf area, stem and total plant biomass were influenced by plastic covers type, with films that transmitted and diffused 80% of sunlight in the photosynthetically active range resulting in higher biomass production.
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Twenty years ago, Pennsylvania-bred's Smarty Jones' quest for the Triple Crown captivated Philadelphia and the nation.
The Lebanon farming community remembers Bryan Kendall, 31, owner of Villa Dale Farm, who died Saturday when a silo collapsed.
Pennsylvania Ag Secretary Russell Redding said he wants the state Senate to introduce legislation soon to reform the over-order premium.
Farmers benefit as a wide array of conservation partners collaborate with the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy in restoring clean water to Turtle Creek and other streams throughout this region of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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