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Pennsylvania wants kids to get agriculture experience, farmers see technology as future

As the summer growing season gets underway, the agricultural industry continues its perennial mission of looking for a new crop of young people to enter the workforce. “Pennsylvania has long faced a looming agricultural workforce shortage, at one point estimating a deficit of 75,000 workers as farmers retire and new,

Wolf Administration to Families: Kids are the Future of Pennsylvania Agriculture, Explore Hands-On Ag Opportunities this Summer

​ Wolf Administration to Families: Kids are the Future of Pennsylvania Agriculture, Explore Hands-On Ag Opportunities this Summer 06/09/2021 Mechanicsburg, PA - With Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry providing $132.5 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy and the industry leading the nation for production in many sectors, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega today stressed the importance of cultivating the next generation of agriculturalists by offering kids opportunities for hands-on agriculture experiences over the summer. “Kids are the future of the industry that we all rely on for three meals a day and the clothes on our backs,” said Redding. “It’s all of our responsibility to show them the value of farming and agriculture, to grow an interest in being a part of this meaningful industry.

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