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PMMB Significantly Reduces Premium Paid to PA Dairy Farmers - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) expressed concern over a decision by the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) to reduce the overall Class I premium price paid for milk by a total of 83 cents (or 31%) for the six-month period beginning July 1, 2013. Read More
PA Farm Bureau Golf Tournament Supports Agriculture Education Programs Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) raised $49,000 to help support agricultural education and awareness programs during the 21st Annual Richard Prether Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Golf Classic in Hershey. Read More
Immigration Reform Debate - The nation’s farmers aren’t leaving the issue of immigration to pundits to talk about. They’re going to Capitol Hill themselves to makes sure the nation’s lawmakers understand how important immigration reform is for agriculture in this country. AFBF Director of Grassroots and Policy Advocacy Cody Lyon, Gene Richard (who works with Pennsylvania mushroom farmers), Christmastree farmer Fred Strathmeyer and dairy farmer John Dotterer talk about the effort in this report from AFBF’s Johnna Miller.
Pennsylvania Milk Producers Recognized during National Dairy Month
PA Farm Bureau Asks PMMB to Maintain Dairy Price - PA Farm Bureau asked the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) to keep the Class I over-order premium price for milk at $1.85 per hundredweight for the six-month period beginning July 1, 2013, and to continue the current fuel adjuster premium. Read More Video: PFB Vice President Rick Ebert Comments on Over-Order Premium Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Comments on Farm Bill Progress - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) says farmers across Pennsylvania (and the nation) are willing to make sacrifices as part of the overall farm bill package, including the elimination of direct payments, which total $5 billion per year in the bills approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee and House Agriculture Committee. Read More

PFB Offers New Member Benefit: Discount Movie Tickets - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members can now save money when they go to the movies! Read More Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab Program Read More

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Teams Up with PennDOT, State Police and PDA to Promote Safe Driving on Rural Roads Read More


"Insights from Agriculture's New Generation" Challenges faced by young people pursuing careers in farming and agriculture-related fields (produced by PA Farm Bureau). (24.5 minutes) View Video


K-2 Kids can now Explore the Farmers Market Online Read More	PA Farm Bureau requesting photos of Pennsylvania countryside Submit Photo	Future of PA Family Farms Strengthened with Changes to State Tax Code Read More