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HARRISBURG, PA — On Saturday, January 16, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding wrapped up the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show — a virtual and visual bounty of the people, places and issues …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania safeguarded 2,710 acres on 32 farms in 17 counties through the state’s nation-leading Farmland Preservation Program. In 2020, the state board, in collaboration with county boards, …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf announced that New York City-based Bowery Farming, Inc., the largest vertical farming company in the country, has selected Pennsylvania as the best place to …
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COCHRANVILLE, PA — Families will have the opportunity to visit a local dairy farm without ever leaving home. Chester County’s Ar-Joy Farms is the final stop in 2020 on American …
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YORK, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Anthony J. Carrelli, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general and head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, toured U.S. Navy Veteran James Cornwell’s …
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ELVERSON, PA — Consumers will have the opportunity to visit a local dairy farm without ever leaving the couch. Chester County’s Kurtland Farm is the next stop on American Dairy Association …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding is calling for research proposals that will strengthen and grow Pennsylvania’s poultry, swine, lamb, sheep and goat farming industries. Funded by the 2019 …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania this past week safeguarded 2,224 acres on 25 farms in 17 counties, investing $5,655,426 through the state’s nation-leading Farmland Preservation Program. Preserved farms are protected from …
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READING, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited the Scattered Acres Dairy Farm in Reading on Friday, one of Pennsylvania’s many dairy farms that had to dump milk as a …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Secretary Russell Redding announced $1 million in Farm Vitality Grants awarded to 133 farms in 46 counties. The grants, which aim to enhance the long-term vitality of …
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