Philip Gruber

The Wenger Group has become the lead investor in Plainville Farms, part of an ownership change that kept the Pennsylvania turkey processor from closing.

A Texas woman has pleaded guilty to smuggling over 60 rare Dong Tao chickens into the United States.

A New Jersey cheese company has paid $52,500 for violations including buying from an unlicensed Pennsylvania milk seller.

A North American beaver in St. Louis County, Minn., in 2025.

The Senate ag committee failed to advance the Farm Bill after Democrats sought more time for states to improve food assistance error rates.

Despite a procedural setback in the Senate, Rep. Glenn Thompson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee is still gunning to pass the Farm Bill in 2026.

JBS had planned to close its beef plant Aug. 14, but a union for workers said a deal has been reached for a $30 million modernization.

Pennsylvania Ag Secretary Russell Redding speaks at a town hall with Troy Ott, dean of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, at Ag Progress Days on Aug. 11, 2026, in Rock Springs, Pa.

Farmer Gary George talks with Lauren Stump, USDA's deputy undersecretary for research, education and economics, and Bill Beam, the Farm Service Agency administrator, after a USDA listening session at Ag Progress Days in Rock Springs, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2026.

Pennsylvania Republican governor candidate Stacy Garrity greets an attendee at Ag Progress Days in Rock Springs, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2026.