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January 14, 2021 - Harrisburg, PA

Pennsylvania Farm Show 'Cultivating Tomorrow' Spotlight: Young Women Shaping Agriculture's Future

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding will address diversity and inclusion as a key challenge in cultivating a bright future for Pennsylvania's agriculture industry.

The Pennsylvania Farm Show spotlight will focus on women in agriculture who are shaping the industry's future, creating jobs and building a stronger food system.

"Part of the story in agriculture is who is in agriculture," Secretary Redding said. "And that diversity is so important. We get a chance to see the women who are playing such a critical role not just in shaping the landscape, but in shaping our future. From our classrooms to our boardrooms, these women are leading agriculture in Pennsylvania."



Liz Wagner, owner-operator of Crooked Row Farm, talks with PA Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_001.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Crooked Row Farm farm hands Jessi Lee Ross, 30, left, and Andeana Gonzales 31, laugh together on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_002.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Liz Wagner, owner-operator of Crooked Row Farm, feeds the chickens at the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_003.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Aimee Good, co-owner and operator of The Good Farm, works the field in Germansville on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_004.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Andeana Gonzales 31, farm hand with Crooked Row Farm, holds fresh-cut greens on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_005.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Aimee Good, co-owner and operator of The Good Farm, talks with PA Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at the farm in Germansville on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_006.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Andeana Gonzales 31, farm hand with Crooked Row Farm, poses for a photograph on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_007.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Liz Wagner, owner-operator of Crooked Row Farm, gathers eggs at the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_008.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Jessi Lee Ross, 30, farm hand with Crooked Row Farm, poses for a photograph on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_009.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Aimee Good, co-owner and operator of The Good Farm, works the field in Germansville on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_010.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Andeana Gonzales 31, farm hand with Crooked Row Farm, poses for a photograph on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_011.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Allison Czapp, 40, director of Buy Fresh Buy Local Greater Lehigh Valley, shops for produce inside the Crooked Row Farm farm stand in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_012.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Liz Wagner, owner-operator of Crooked Row Farm, poses for a photo on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_013.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Aimee Good, co-owner and operator of The Good Farm, talks with PA Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at the farm in Germansville on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_014.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Andeana Gonzales 31, farm hand with Crooked Row Farm, works on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_015.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Jessi Lee Ross, 30, farm hand with Crooked Row Farm, poses for a photograph on the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_016.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Liz Wagner, owner-operator of Crooked Row Farm, talks with PA Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at the farm in Orefield on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_017.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Aimee Good, co-owner and operator of The Good Farm, is pictured at the farm in Germansville on Friday, November 20, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18325_AGRIC_Farm_Show_NK_018.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>