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
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin
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Pennsylvania’s fruits and vege
tables, Agriculture Secretary Sam
Hayes has announced that the
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Markets” is now available.
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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
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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. From left is Bill Clous
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