Seasoned agriculture operators, beginning farmers and people just curious about the trade recently gathered in Pennsylvania for the 34th Annual Wayne County/Sullivan County (N.Y.) Dairy Day/Ag Day.
The Honesdale High School gymnasium was abuzz on February 20 as a variety of people attended workshops and presentations on a number of subjects, according to the Wayne Independent.
The topics and issues addressed at the event ranged from connecting young farmers with older operators looking to pass their land on to someone to using previously overlooked materials for biofuels.
State Representative Mike Peifer told the people at the event that farming was essential to the Keystone State.
"Agriculture is huge," he said, reports the news provider. "It's not here like it used to be, but as a whole Pennsylvania still has a huge agricultural community. Pennsylvania agriculture may have its challenges, but it’s still the biggest business in the state. That's a big deal. It gives the ag community a lot of clout in Harrisburg. There is strength in numbers."
Farming touches a huge number of people's lives in Pennsylvania as there are more than 63,000 agricultural operations in the state, which cover nearly 8 million acres of land.
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