Latest Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Stories
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers and retailers who purchased raw milk and raw milk cheese from Stump Acres Dairy in New Salem, York County, should discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today said raw milk collected during an April 24 investigation of the farm tested positive for the bacteria. The testing process for Listeria can take up to 10 days. Raw milk is...
Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary, Turkey Hill Host Ice Cream Celebration Party WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Lycoming County fifth grader today received an ice cream party for his school after winning the grand prize in the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show Detectives program. Agriculture Secretary George Greig honored Forman Stewart, son of Paul and Melissa Starkey of Williamsport, with frozen treats for the entire Cochran Elementary School. Farm Show...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today announced quarantines have been lifted on 14 additional deer farms after DNA testing confirmed these farms had no ties to two Adams County deer that died of Chronic Wasting Disease in October 2012. To ensure the safety of Pennsylvania's farmed and wild deer, the department took precautions and issued quarantine orders on 34 deer farms between October and December of 2012. This...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced vital support for the Department of Agriculture and the economy-driving agriculture industry during his 2013-2014 state budget address. "Agriculture is the state's leading economic driver with more than $67 billion economic impact," said Corbett. "Farming in Pennsylvania is business, a family business that provides jobs for Pennsylvanians and keeps dollars in local communities." One in...
Berks County Restaurant Receives Call from Person Posing as Health Inspector HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Restaurant owners, managers and staff across the state are urged to be on guard against a potential scam in which an unidentified caller claims to be a health inspector and asks for business information and money. Agriculture Secretary George Greig said the caller is not a licensed agent of the state or any county. He also reminded restaurants that...
Culinary Connection Stage to Feature Live Demos, 'Battle of the Burg' HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An all-star lineup of chefs, local celebrities and commodity producers will entertain visitors at the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show as they create dishes from Pennsylvania-sourced products on the PA Preferred® Culinary Connection Stage. "The Farm Show proudly displays our state's diverse agriculture industry through every step from farm to fork," said...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Young visitors to the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show can become "Farm Show Detectives" at 28 learning stations and investigate the role of bees in food production, measure their height in horse hands and learn how sap becomes maple syrup. The eight-day show runs Jan. 5-12 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. "Farm Show Detectives use a special map to guide them to interactive learning...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today confirmed that Chronic Wasting Disease was not detected in an escaped deer known by its farm tag "Purple 4." The doe escaped from an unlicensed deer farm in Alexandria, Huntingdon County. "Purple 4" was shot by a hunter last month and tested at the Pennsylvania State Veterinary Laboratory. The Huntington County deer was linked to the New Oxford, Adams County deer farm...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today confirmed that Chronic Wasting Disease was not found in an escaped deer known by its farm tag "Pink 23." The doe was part of a New Oxford, Adams County, deer farm where the disease was first detected. The deer escaped its farm at 1491 New Chester Road, New Oxford, in mid-October when officials were removing the herd for testing. The doe was shot last month on an adjoining...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary George Greig invites Pennsylvanians to celebrate agriculture during the 97(th) Pennsylvania Farm Show, set for Jan. 5-12 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. The eight-day show is themed, "Made in PA. It makes a difference." and features 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibitors. "Pennsylvania's more than 62,000 farm families and thousands...
