Click Here for Meeting Video Caught in the Middle: The Covid’s Effect on the Distribution of Farm Produce and Retailers presented by Jonathan K. Steffy, V.P. & General Manager; Four Seasons Produce, Ephrata, PA Wholesale distributor of local and … Continued
The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture hosted a virtual meeting for Members on July 2, 2020, at 1PM. Click Here for the Meeting Video Meeting Agenda: Mike Smucker, Smucker’s Meats, Mt. Joy, PA Dr. Lynda Lilyestrom, District Manager, FSIS in … Continued
The first-ever online PSPA meeting was held on June 4, 2020. The meeting featured an overview of the Spotted Lantern Fly research and situation in Pennsylvania by two experts in the field, Julie Urban, Ph.D, Associate Professor, and Heather Leach, … Continued
The February meeting (1:00 PM) of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture featured a terrific presentation by Ed Kee, president of Nuffield USA, and former Secretary of Agriculture for Delaware (and former member of PSPA). Ed was joined with one of … Continued
WHYY’S MOVERS & MAKERS: THE GRAIN CHAIN featured Deer Creek Malthouse in a special episode exploring Pennsylvania’s grain production (past, present and future). WHYY has produced a video featuring Deer Creek and Mark Brault of PSPA. Checkout this important video about … Continued
USDA recently released data on the changes in food prices during the pandemic. AgriMarketing reports on recent USDA data concerning food prices during the covid-19 pandemic. it is not surprising that most food price categories increased, some even dramatically, during these trying … Continued
Click Here for Meeting Video Nuffield International Farming Scholars Ed Kee, president of Nuffield USA, and former Secretary of Agriculture for Delaware (and former member of PSPA) presented an engaging presentation covering the work of Nuffield around the world and … Continued
PSPA welcomed Dr. Anna Dilger, PhD to the November Meeting. The virtual meeting focused on Producing Food Products from Cultured Animal Tissues. Anna Dilger, PhD; Associate Professor of Muscle Biology and Meat Science Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois … Continued
The January 7, 2021, meeting of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture was a great start to the new year. We were privileged to have Dean Andrew Hoffman DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, presenting “The Pandemic and Future Insights … Continued
The December 3, 2020, meeting of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture was a “Virtual Field Trip!” We are excited to present our first ever field trip via ZOOM. We “visited” an outstanding farm operation and family on Maryland’s Eastern … Continued
