Help shape the future of agriculture in your community
Are you worried about the loss of farms and farmland in your Pennsylvania community?
Are farmers and other agricultural businesses responding proactively to changing market conditions and opporunties? Are residents in your community able to find locally grown foods? Are the business climate and land use regulations in your community "farm friendly"? Is your community doing all that is possible to ensure farming's future?
We can help you shap the agricultural future of your community! Penn State Cooperative Extension has a variety of educational programs and workshops that help farmers, citizens, and local officials understand and proactively respond to changing trends in agriculture. These programs include:
- Future of Agriculture in Our Community
- Agriculture's Role in Your Community
- Tilling the Soil of Opportunity
- Expanding the Market for Local Foods
- Pennsylvania Women's Agriculture Network
- Good Neighbor Relations
- Agricultural Security Areas and Right to Farm
- Fiscal Impacts of Residential Development
- Understanding Community Trends
- Gathering Community Data
