LITITZ, Pa. — State agriculture officials on Thursday revealed the theme of the upcoming PA Farm Show – Powering Pennsylvania.
“Agriculture powers Pennsylvania,” said state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, in a news release. “We hope you’ll join us in January to kick off your 2025 with people like Oregon Dairy’s Hurst and Forry families, who power our families with nutritious food every day.
“Thousands of farm families join them in powering our economy, supporting 593,000 jobs and pouring more than $132.5 billion into our communities every year; and increasingly producing green energy that literally keeps lights on and businesses running. The Shapiro Administration is proud to support Pennsylvania agriculture and the innovative Pennsylvanians who power our daily lives and make us a national leader.”
State officials gathered at Oregon Dairy in Lancaster County to announce the theme of the upcoming farm show, part of Pennsylvania's State Fair. In its 109th year, the farm show runs from Jan. 4 through Jan. 11 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg.
The business, which started in 1952 as a mom-and-pop dairy farm, embodies the theme, officials said, as “a family-run agritourism destination, green-energy producer, and community economic driver.”
The dairy, featured on the PA Preferred Scooped: an Ice Cream Trail, includes a full-service supermarket, bakery and restaurant. Officials said it's also "a community education and tourism hub fostering an understanding of sustainable food production — all on a working farm powered by solar panels, recycling, and a manure digester that turns waste into energy."
"Powering Pennsylvania is the perfect theme for the 2025 Farm Show, as agriculture and businesses like Oregon Dairy are truly the backbone of the Commonwealth’s economy."Rick Siger, secretary of the state Department of Community and Economic Development
“Powering Pennsylvania is the perfect theme for the 2025 Farm Show, as agriculture and businesses like Oregon Dairy are truly the backbone of the Commonwealth’s economy,” said Rick Siger, secretary of the state Department of Community and Economic Development. “That’s why agriculture is one of the five key industries we’re focusing on in Pennsylvania’s economic development strategy."
Last year’s theme – Connecting Our Communities — was announced at the West Ward Farmers Market in Easton. The announcement came after eight local organizations joined together to develop a sustainable food infrastructure program with local farmers.
Each year, half a million residents and visitors descend on the farm show for the event, which features a 1,000-pound butter sculpture, the Farm Show Food Court, thousands of competitive agricultural events, homegrown cooking demonstrations and more.
