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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced that it is investing $73 million in 21 grant projects through the first round of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion …
USDA Awards More Than $75 Million in New Grants to Boost Meat and Poultry Production Read More
LANCASTER, PA — On Saturday, April 16, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed the state’s first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic poultry, in a flock …
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Provides Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Health and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in birds within the …
PA Agriculture Secretary Advises Vigilance to Pennsylvania Poultry Owners to Protect Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — On Tuesday, November 16, The GIANT Company donated 200 turkeys to the West Chester Food Cupboard and team members from the local GIANT/MARTIN’S spent the day …
The GIANT Company Donates 200 Turkeys to West Chester Food Cupboard Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s two-month public survey on wild turkey sightings has ended, but participants are encouraged to report their July and August sightings through Monday, Sept. …
2021 Turkey Survey Reports Due in Pennsylvania Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for assistance for those losses and the cost of …
USDA to Provide Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Each summer, Pennsylvanians help track wild turkey populations by reporting their turkey sightings to the Game Commission, and a new survey period is about to begin.
See a Turkey? Report Sightings to PA Game Commission Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The opportunity Pennsylvania hunters have waited out winter for is about to get underway.
Spring Turkey Season About to Take Flight Read More