Morning Ag Clips logo
  • Subscribe ❯
  • PORTAL ❯
  • LOGIN ❯
  • By Keyword
  • By topic
  • By state
  • Home
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Store
  • Advertise
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Subscribe to our
    daily email
    ❯
  • Portal Registration❯
  • Login❯
  • policy
  • tractors & machinery
  • education
  • conservation
  • webinars
  • business
  • dairy
  • cattle
  • poultry
  • swine
  • corn
  • soybeans
  • organic
  • specialty crops
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

Morning Ag Clips

  • By Keyword
  • By topic
  • By state
  • policy
  • tractors & machinery
  • education
  • conservation
  • webinars
  • business
  • dairy
  • cattle
  • poultry
  • swine
  • corn
  • soybeans
  • organic
  • specialty crops
  • Home
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Store
  • Advertise
Home » Opening ceremony kicks off Farm Show
BLUE RIBBON EXPERIENCE ... Comments

Opening ceremony kicks off Farm Show

Pennsylvania Farm Show is the nation’s largest indoor agricultural event

PUBLISHED ON January 9, 2017

State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding speaks at the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. (Pennsylvania Farm Show)

HARRISBURG, Pa. — After 100 years, the tradition runs deep, but the venue was new and the focus on the future for today’s opening of the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. Future agriculture leaders and young people representing the state’s major commodity products joined Gov. Tom Wolf, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson and State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding.

“A year ago, we gathered to open the 100th Farm Show. That show was a celebration of a century of progress and achievement in agriculture. We recognized those memories and the tradition of this exhibition in our theme: Our Commonwealth’s Blue Ribbon Experience,” Redding said. “This year, we have retained that theme as we mark the 101st Farm Show as we turn our gaze toward the future of this incredible industry that helps to sustain us all three times a day at the dining room table.”

The Farm Show gives people an opportunity to learn more about the source of our food, who grows it and what it takes to bring dinner from the farm to the fork. Visitors can choose from hundreds of exhibits to learn about plants and animals, admire tractors and quilts and sample PA Preferred products and other tasty treats from the food court and other vendors located throughout the facility.

“The Pennsylvania Farm Show is an opportunity for all Pennsylvanians to better understand all aspects of agriculture in our commonwealth present and future. Most importantly, have a little fun,” said Gov. Wolf. “Growing up in South Central Pennsylvania, I know firsthand how important agriculture is to so many of our communities and citizens, who take tremendous pride in their work to make Pennsylvania a better place.”

The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the nation’s largest indoor agricultural event, featuring 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibitors. The show runs Jan. 7-13 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Jan. 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and parking is $15 in Farm Show lots. The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center is easily accessible from nearby Interstate 81.

For more information about the 2017 show, visit www.farmshow.state.pa.us.

— Pennsylvania Farm Show

Spread the word

Browse More Clips

What's up with your Beef Checkoff?

AgChoice promotes new loan officer

Primary Sidebar

MORE

PENNSYLVANIA CLIPS

Winter wheat planted acreage highest since 1976 in Pennsylvania
June 30, 2022
PA No-Till Alliance to host Summer Field Days
June 30, 2022
Manure Expo focuses on farm-level agronomic, economic and environmental advances
June 30, 2022
Check out Empire Farm Days changes!
June 29, 2022
milk dairy schools (m01229, Flickr/Creative Commons)
The Dairy Donation Program celebrates June Dairy Month
June 29, 2022
  • Trending
  • Latest

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE...

Footer

MORNING AG CLIPS

  • Sponsors
  • About Us
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms of Service
  • Customer & Technical Support

CONNECT WITH US

  • Like Us on Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

TRACK YOUR TRADE

  • Markets & Economy
  • Cattle Updates
  • Dairy News
  • Policy & Politics
  • Corn Alerts

QUICK LINKS

  • Account
  • Portal Membership
  • Invite Your Friends
  • Subscribe to RSS
  • WeatherTrends
  • Just Me, Kate

© 2022 Morning Ag Clips, LLC. All Rights Reserved.