Penn State Extension Berks County

🎉Don't miss these FREE in-person workshops coming to Union County and Lancaster County!

🐄Cow comfort is essential to maximizing herd health, productivity, and profitability on today’s dairy farms. Participants will learn practical approaches to reducing stressors and injuries, improving reproductive efficiency, and enhancing milk production in both indoor and pasture-based systems.

👏Thank you to our sponsors White Horse Construction, Inc., Merck Animal Health, and AgriBasics for sponsoring these workshops!

🎉This workshop qualifies for National Dairy FARM Program Stockmanship and Calf Care educational credits!

➡Register here: https://extension.psu.edu/cow-comfort-around-the-farm

Join us for our Berks County 4-H Art Day Camp, June 24-26, from 9 am - 3 pm each day! Open to all youth ages 8-18 (age as of 1/1/26).
Registration is open now at https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/49952 through June 21st.

Save the Dates for our Berks County 4-H Summer Day Camps! 🍀

We are working on the registration links and will get them out soon. Keep watching our page for information or reach out to the Berks County 4-H Office at 610-378-1327 or [email protected].

Berks County 4-H will be holding a 4-H Cloverbud Day Camp on Tuesday, July 14th, from 9 am - 3 pm. This camp is open to youth ages 5-7 (age as of January 1, 2026).
Registration is open at https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/486201

https://www.morningagclips.com/penn-state-extension-helps-shoppers-make-the-most-of-fresh-local-foods/

Penn State Extension Helps Shoppers Make the Most of Fresh, Local Foods UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the bitter cold gives way to warmer weather and the days grow longer, communities across Pennsylvania are preparing for the...

Join us to learn the basics of water bath and atmospheric steam canning for pickled products, including vegetables, fruits, and relishes; the importance of acid in canning pickled products; refrigerator pickles; and fermented pickles. The workshop will be at the Sinking Spring Public Library on June 5 at 3:00-4:30pm and at 5:30-7:00pm. Cost is $15. Registration is required by June 2. Space is limited.

https://extension.psu.edu/pickling-workshop

Home Food Preservation: Pickling Learn about today's recommended methods for home food preservation while dispelling food preservation myths and unsafe practices of the past during this in-person event.

Learn which foods require pressure canning and why, the key safety practices for using a pressure canner, and more. The webinar will be June 8, 12:00-1:30pm. Cost is $5. Registration is required by June 5.

https://extension.psu.edu/home-food-preservation-pressure-canning-webinar

Home Food Preservation: Pressure Canning Learn the science and safety of pressure canning low-acid foods like vegetables and meats, using USDA guidelines for safe home food preservation.