A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 29, 2002 New PDA Building To Be Ready By Ag Progress Days ROCKSPRINGS (Centre Co.) Agriculture Secretary Sam Hayes recently announced the Pennsylvania Department of Ag riculture (PDA) is about to build another structure. With construction underway at the Farm Show Complex and the new Livestock Evaluation Cen ter, PDA began construction this week on a new exhibit and utility building at the Ag Progress Days site. Secretary Hayes said, “Penn State hosts a great summer event each year at Ag Progress Days. I wanted the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture to have a permanent presence with Penn State at their event. Our new building will be a good showcase for agriculture.” Formerly, PDA used a tent and shared space at Ag Progress Days. The new steel building will be Pennsylvania Farm Market , Consumer’s Guide Available HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) To assist in the search for Pennsylvania’s fruits and vege tables, Agriculture Secretary Sam Hayes has announced that the 2002 edition of “A Consumer’s Guide to Pennsylvania Farm Markets” is now available. “This guide provides consum ers with a listing, by county, of farmers’ markets and roadside HEAT STRESS? Create An Oasis for tour Cows! gRCTfIfIV fLUSH Fabricators of Galvanized and Stainless Steel Barn Equipment 40’ x 52’ and will be located near the Special Events Building, the Red Bam, and the Headquarters Building at Ag Progress Days. Bob Oberheim, PSU Ag Pro gress Days manager said, “We are very pleased the Pennsylva nia Department of Agriculture is constructing this permanent fa cility which will be one of the im portant anchor buildings on the upper grounds at the Ag Progress Days site.” Hayes added, “The Pennsylva nia Department of Agriculture also partners with Penn State near the Ag Progress Days site by providing financial resources for the College of Agricultural Sci ences to conduct agricultural re search in agronomy and horticul ture. “High tunnel research and new discoveries in tomato plants are just two examples of agricultural research sponsored by the Penn stands across Pennsylvania,” Hayes said. “We encourage ev eryone to stop and purchase their favorite Pennsylvania produce from one of our many Pennsylva nia farm markets.” Hayes said that “A Consum er’s Guide to Pennsylvania Farm Markets” is provided as part of the “Pennsylvania Produce Simply Delicious” program. Gov. Introducing... 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Hayes concluded, “All of this new construction at the Depart ment of Agriculture is for the ag riculture community to use. Mark Schweiker recently kicked off the 2002 pro duce season by launching an expanded marketing campaign to promote the quality and wholesome goodness of “Simply Deli cious” fruits and vege tables across the common wealth. A NEW Waterer System Built from the Ground Up For Free Stall Applications JMeimJeubirttl 3y 717-484-2233 Remholds, PA 17569 Whether it is this new building, ture community to know all these the new Livestock Evaluation new structures are for them. All of this construction makes for a Farm Show Complex, or the new greenhouse complex at PDA, I phenomenal and histone year at want the people in the agricul- PDA.” Recently Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Sam Hayes and others participated in a ceremonial ground breaking for the new PDA building. 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