From our partners at Horizon Farm Credit… Agriculture has a tremendous impact not only on the lives of those directly involved in agricultural production, but also on consumers, as well as the financial success of associated and supporting industries. Agriculture … Continued
For the final meeting of the 2022-2023 program year, Mike McGratch and the History and Library Committee of PSPA hosted members at the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center of the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the Library lat … Continued
From Erin Quinn: Thank you so much for choosing me as a recipient of the Fred Winter Scholarship for horticulture. This scholarship is allowing me to continue my studies in Plant Biology in order to further my passion for the … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – Today (5/10/2023), the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously confirmed Russell Redding to serve as Pennsylvania’s 27th Secretary of Agriculture. Governor Josh Shapiro nominated Redding, who previously served as Agriculture Secretary under Governors Tom Wolf and Ed Rendell. “It is … Continued
At the May 4, 2023 meeting, the speaker was Jessica Herr, a first-year student at Penn State and a member of the National FFA Organization’s officer team as secretary for 2022-23. Jessica updated PSPA members on what is happening nationally and … Continued
At the May meeting of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, Dr. Carl Brown announced the two winners of $1,700 each for the 2023 Fred Winter Memorial Scholarship in Horticulture are Erin Quinn of Rutgers University and John Coltellino from … Continued
In addition to the business of a regular monthly Executive Committee, all members were invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the PSPA on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Attendees approved the Minutes from March 31, 2023, the monthly Financial Report, … Continued
On Thursday, April 6, 2023, nearly thirty members and guests of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture participated in a field trip to the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, the world’s largest fully-enclosed, fully-refrigerated wholesale produce terminal with 686,000 square feet … Continued
Great thanks to Lizzie Bailey, Chair, Communications, for putting together a PSPA Newsletter. The Newletter will be published every other month. It will supplement our communications through the Website and our social media channels. If you have items to add, … Continued
At our March meeting, Denis Harte, Senior Logistics Manager, Blommer Chocolate Company, lead us in an overview of the industry and its supply chain in the region. Who would have guessed that… Cocoa was imported through the Port of Philadelphia … Continued
