For more than 230 years the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture has presented outstanding speakers on timely agricultural and food system topics.  In this post we compile all the presentations that were made before the Society during our 2015 – 2016 program year.  Simply click on the links below.

September 2015 – “More With Less: The Case for Precision Agriculture” Dr. Joshua McGrath (Associate Professor, University of Kentucky) – PSPA 2015 More with less

November 2015 – “Conserving NYC’S Regional Foodshed” Steve Rosenberg (Senior Vice President, Scenic Hudson, Inc.) – Foodshed-PSPA-Nov-2015

December 2015 – “Manure to Energy and Chesapeake Bay Restoration” – Bevin Buchheister (MD Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission) – M2E PSPA 2015

January 2016 – “The Importance of Bees and Their Role in Agriculture” – James Bobb (Pennsylvania Beekeepers Association, Inc.) – N/A

February 2016 – “Explosion of Jobs in Agriculture” Jean Lonie (Penn State College of Ag Sciences, Dir. of Student Recruitment and Activities) – (two files) Penn State Think Ag – Part 1 and Penn State Think Ag – Part 2

March 2016 –  “Computer Technology and Its Uses in Agriculture” Chad Plathe (TCSM, John Deere Co.) – PSPA_Technology in AG

May 2016 – “Impact of Sheep and Wool Growers in Agriculture” Melanie Barkley, Extension Educator (Penn State University) – Phila Society of Ag Sheep Impact

June 2016 – “From Moon Farming to Satellite Farming: The Evolution and Future of Agriculture in America” – Moon Farming

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