Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

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Agriculture is one of Pennsylvania's leading industries, and because of this I am proud to serve as the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.  This page is devoted to keeping you informed of what the Committee has been doing, along with general happenings within the agricultural industry.

Throughout the listening sessions held last year by the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, which I chair, we heard many comments and concerns regarding agricultural workforce availability. As a result, my committee held a joint hearing with the Senate Labor and Industry Committee on this very topic in the fall to glean more information and suggestions from the men and women who make their living from agriculture. I am pleased to see that this year's Pennsylvania Career Guide, a valuable source of information and resources compiled by the Departments of Education and Labor and Industry, focuses on agriculture and food production as a 'most important industry.' The inclusion of agriculture in this year's Career Guide is a direct result of the action taken by my committee and is evidence that these concerns are being heard and addressed seriously by our Commonwealth.

Hearings and Meetings | Archive

January 26, 2010 - Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee hearing to consider bills

• Agenda

News

Agriculture Links

Department of Agriculture

• Small Business First

• Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund

• Next Generation Farmer Loan Program

• Crop Insurance

PA Farm Show Complex

PA Department of Community and Economic Development
PA Department of Environmental Protection

PA State Conservation Commission
PA Association of Conservation Districts

Dickinson Ag Law Resource and Reference Center
Penn State Cooperative Extension and Outreach

PennAg Industries Association
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Pennsylvania Grange 

United States Department of Agriculture

• Farm Service Agency

• National Resource Conservation Service

United States Environmental Protection Agency