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	News You Can Use On the Farm Award Winning PA Wineries Emerge The competition was tough but they took home the gold, silver, and bronze reflecting their hard work and commitment. From selecting the grapes through fermentation to bottling a finished wine then submitting the product for consideration during the 2010 PA Farm Show, 46 PA wineries put their reputations on the line entering a record number 328 wines for consideration.   (01/29/10) 2010 PA Farm Show Arrives Billed as the largest indoor agricultural event in the country, the 2010 Pennsylvania Farm Show will kick off with a 2-hour “PA Preferred” Reception on Friday, January 8 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center on North Cameron Street in Harrisburg.   (01/04/10) 64th Annual PA National Horse Show to Ride into Farm Show Complex One of the premier equestrian competitions in the United States, the Annual PA National Horse Show, will ride into the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex for its 64th annual show from October 8 – 17, 2009.   (10/05/09) Budget-Conscious Tips Help You Get What You Pay For No better time to be budget conscious than the present. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), consumers are protected by its Division of Weights & Measures. Officials work behind the scenes to ensure those purchases dependent on weight, volume, count, or measurement meet their stated values ensuring you are “Getting What You Pay For.”   (04/22/09)   Sign Up For News By Email [more]

Newsroom On the Farm [11/20/09] PICCOLA’S AGRICULTURE ADVISORY MEETING TO FEATURE DISCUSSIONS ON STATE OF PREPAREDNESS & PREVENTING MAJOR FOOD SAFETY OUTBREAKS HARRISBURG – State Senator Jeffrey Piccola (R-15) will host his Agriculture Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center (located at 1451 Peters Mountain Road in Middle Paxton Township). More News Headlines: [01/05/09] Weekly Column: Farm Show Arrives in Pennsylvania [10/27/08] PICCOLA’S AGRICULTURE ADVISORY MEETING TO FEATURE DISCUSSION ON STATE’S NEW ALTERNATIVE ENERGY LAWS [12/27/07] Weekly Column: Farm Show to Arrive in PA on January 5 [11/20/07] PICCOLA’S AGRICULTURE ADVISORY MEETING TO FEATURE DISCUSSION ON CHESAPEAKE BAY TRIBUTARY STRATEGY   Sign Up For News Releases [more]

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