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Senior expo to be held today
REEDSVILLE -- A senior expo will be held from 10 a.m.
to noon today at the Reedsville Fire Company, 16 Pa-655, Reedsville.
Admission is free. There will be door prizes, health screenings, exhibits and light refreshments.
Farm bill, agricultural policy the focus of Ag Progress Days
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Pennsylvania's priorities for the 2023 U.S. Farm Bill and other agricultural policy matters will be the focus of several events at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 8-10 at Rock Springs.
State and federal government officials will be on hand to discuss -- and get stakeholder feedback on -- policies and issues affecting Pennsylvania and U.S. agriculture during the three-day expo, which draws as many as 50,000 agricultural producers, consumers and families from around the state for displays, workshops, tours and demonstrations.
Scheduled events include:
• College Connections: Town Hall Discussion on Pennsylvania Agriculture, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Red Barn Annex and via webinar.
• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Panel Discussion: Growing the Next Generation, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1-2:30 p.m., Red Barn Annex.
• Joint Informational Meeting of the Pennsylvania House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-noon, Red Barn Annex. This session focusing on the federal farm bill is open to the public.
• Update from U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2-3:30 p.m., College Exhibits Building Theater.
Ag Progress Days is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, 9 miles southwest of State College on Route 45. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 9; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 10; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11. Admission and parking are free.
For more information, visit the Ag Progress Days website.