November 08, 2023 - Mohrsville, PA
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans Affairs Brigadier General Maureen Weigl toured Skyline Pastures in Mohrsville, Berks County, a veteran-owned farm that received $5,000 in 2022 to fund erosion control and a livestock-watering system through Pennsylvania Veterans In Agriculture Grants.Skyline was one of 11 veteran-owned farms to receive sub-grants through the PA Veteran Farming Network, one of two Pennsylvania veterans' organizations funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture program in 2022.Following the farm tour, Redding invited veterans' services organizations to apply for up to $200,000 in Pennsylvania Veterans in Agriculture funds to deliver subgrants to military veterans for farm and related business start-ups and expansion. Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded to veterans' organizations. Each veteran organization will in turn offer grants of up to $10,000 to veterans entering farming or expanding farms or related businesses.Speakers Include:CJ Lafferty, Owner of Skyline PasturesAgriculture Secretary Russell ReddingMimi Thomas-Brooker, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Veteran Farming NetworkRepresentative Jamie BartonBrigadier General Maureen Weigl, PA Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs