HARRISBURG, Pa. — The quest for alternative energy leads to rural PA with significant investments in solar power generation takes place. The policy issue is whether or not this development hurts PA Agriculture by taking away productive farmland. The Pennsylvania State Grange is sponsoring a program at the 2022 PA Farm Show Thursday January 13, 2022, which discusses this important issue and the larger question of PA energy sufficiency.
10:00 a.m. in Monongahela Room, Farm Show Complex, second floor, Maclay Street side (south entrance).
Panel Presenters include:
Wayne Campbell, President, Pennsylvania State Grange
Carrie Nace, Grange Legislative Director
Honorable Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary
Honorable Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Majority Chair
Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Honorable Dan Moul (R-Adams) Majority Chair
House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Tom Murphy, Director, Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
Alyssa Edwards, VP Environmental Affairs and Government Relations at Lightsource bp
Lexi Hahn, Executive Director of the American Grazing Association
Program Details:
When: Thursday January 13, 2022 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Access: Besides in-person, there is live video courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Grange Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/PaStateGrange/) and on Senate website www.SenatorGeneYaw.com
–Pennsylvania State Grange