January 10, 2025 - Harrisburg, PA
At the 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recognized Mark and Kim Weber, whose Berks County farm had been in their family for 200 years, naming it a Pennsylvania Bicentennial Farm. Eight families, in Bedford, Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, Lycoming, Perry, and Westmoreland counties received the 100-year Pennsylvania Centennial farm designation."These families represent the best in Pennsylvania agriculture," Secretary Redding said. "Reflecting the 2025 Farm Show theme, Powering Pennsylvania, these families have been feeding our communities and our economy for generations. Their hard work and dedication continue to power the future of agriculture in our state."Since the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture started the Century Farm program in 1977 and the Bicentennial Farm program in 2004, more than 2,340 Century and Bicentennial Farms and two Tricentennial Farms have earned the distinction.Speaker list:Cheryl Cook, Deputy Secretary for Strategic Initiatives and Market Development, PA Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, PA Dept. of AgricultureRepresentative David ZimmermanDaniel Burkholder, Burkholder's Ever-Green Farm, Lancaster CountyPaul Semmel, Excelsior Farms, Lehigh CountyLonnie Kauffman, Kauffman Family Farm, Lancaster CountyRepresentative Keith GreinerCarol Winell Zaitz, Hillbish-Owens-Zaitz Family Farm, Perry CountyStefanie Zaitz, Hillbish-Owens-Zaitz Family Farm, Perry CountySandra Millin, Millin Farm, Bedford CountyRepresentative David Zimmerman