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”
- U.S. Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Chairman
House Committee on Agriculture - Glenn Gorrell, President,
PA Dairymen’s Association, Bradford County (Dairy) - Darwin Nissley, President,
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association, Lancaster County (Beef) - Coleman Wagner, President,
PA Pork Producer’s Council, Lancaster County (Pork) - Chris Pierce, President,
Heritage Poultry Management Services, Inc, Lebanon County (Eggs) - Tessa Applegate, Chief Financial Officer
Clarks Feed Mill, Inc., Northumberland County (Broilers) - Dan Turner, President
PA Sheep and Wool Growers Association, Cumberland County (Sheep)
11:10 a.m. Questions
11:30 a.m. Adjourn