Joint informational meeting on “The State of the Livestock Industry in Pennsylvania: Producer Perspectives”

Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee and House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 10 a.m.

Red Barn Annex, Ag Progress Days Site, 2710 W. Pine Grove Rd, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA


Agenda

10:00 a.m.       Opening Remarks by Committee Chairs
                        Member Introductions

10:10 a.m.       “The State of the Livestock Industry in Pennsylvania: Producer Perspectives”

  • S. Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Chairman
    House Committee on Agriculture
  • Glenn Gorrell, President,
    PA Dairymen’s Association, Bradford County
  • Darwin Nissley, President,
    Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association, Lancaster County
  • Coleman Wagner
    AgVentures, Lancaster County
  • Chris Pierce, President,
    Heritage Poultry Management Services, Inc, Lebanon County
  • Tessa Applegate, Chief Financial Officer
    Clarks Feed Mill, Inc., Northumberland County
  • Dan Turner, President
    PA Sheep and Wool Growers Association, Cumberland County

11:10 a.m.       Questions

11:30 a.m.       Adjourn

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