February 24, 2026 - Lancaster, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding will visit the Lancaster County Rapid Response Center to host poultry producers and industry leaders for a roundtable discussion on the ongoing surge in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) infections. The Center is managed in partnership with the PA Department of Agriculture and Penn Ag Industries. As HPAI cases surge across Pennsylvania, Governor Shapiro has expanded his Administration's response capacity, mobilizing additional personnel, expanding testing capacity, and coordinating closely with the USDA and industry partners to mitigate the spread of HPAI and protect Pennsylvania's $7.1 billion poultry industry. WHO:Governor Josh ShapiroSecretary Russell Redding, PA Department of Agriculture Dr. Alex Hamberg, State VeterinarianChris Herr, Vice President, Penn Ag Industries Executive Senator Judith Schwank, Senate Democratic Ag Chair, PA's 11th Senatorial DistrictSenator Scott Martin, PA's 13th Senatorial DistrictSenator James Malone, PA's 36th Senatorial DistrictRepresentative Mindy Fee, PA's 37th House DistrictRepresentative Brett Miller, PA's 41st House DistrictRepresentative Keith Greiner, PA's 43rd House DistrictRepresentative Dan Moul, House Republican Ag Chair, PA's 91st House DistrictRepresentative Nikki Rivera, PA's 96th House DistrictRepresentative Steven Mentzer, PA's 97th House DistrictRepresentative Eddie Day Pashinski, House Democratic Ag Chair, PA's 121st House District WHEN: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM WHERE: Rapid Response Center1020 Millersville RoadLancaster, PA 17603 LIVE STREAM: pacast.com/live/gov governor.pa.gov/live/ RSVP:Press who are interested in attending must RSVP with the names and phones numbers for each member of their team to ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov.
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