ADVISORY – WEDNESDAY – Joint Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease
February 7, 2022

ADVISORY – WEDNESDAY – Joint Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease

A joint hearing about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) will be held in Bedford, PA on Wednesday, Feb.9 by the Senate’s Game and Fisheries and Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees, according to committee chairs Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-49, and Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47.  [Read More]

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February 7, 2022

Joint Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Joint Public Hearing of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Game and Fisheries Committees | Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. | Bedford American Legion   [Read More]

ADVISORY – TUESDAY – Panel Discussion on Mental Health in Agriculture
January 10, 2022

ADVISORY – TUESDAY – Panel Discussion on Mental Health in Agriculture

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47), will hold a panel discussion about mental health in agriculture on Tuesday, Jan 11 at 1 p.m. in the Erie Room of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center.  [Read More]

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January 7, 2022

Panel Discussion on Mental Health in Agriculture

Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee | Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | 1:00 pm | Erie Room, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA |   [Read More]

Ag Committees Receive Testimony on PA Fireworks Law
December 15, 2021

Ag Committees Receive Testimony on PA Fireworks Law

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47), and the House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Dan Moul (R-91), held a joint public hearing today to review the 2017 expansion of the sale of fireworks, which allowed Pennsylvanians to purchase certain consumer-grade fireworks options previously not permitted under state law.  [Read More]

Joint Public Hearing on PA Fireworks Law
December 13, 2021

Joint Public Hearing on PA Fireworks Law

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47), and the House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Dan Moul (R-91), will hold a joint public hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 15, to review the 2017 expansion of the sale of fireworks, which allowed Pennsylvanians to purchase certain consumer-grade fireworks options previously not permitted under state law.  [Read More]

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December 13, 2021

Joint public hearing to receive testimony regarding fireworks laws

JOINT HEARING | Senate AND House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees | Wednesday, December 15, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. | East Wing Room 60 |   [Read More]

Committee Approves Bill to Alter Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board Membership
November 10, 2021

Committee Approves Bill to Alter Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board Membership

he Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee today approved legislation, sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who chairs the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, seeking to alter the membership of the Center’s board of directors, according to Committee Chairman Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47).  [Read More]

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November 5, 2021

Meeting to consider SB 450

Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee | Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 9:30 a.m. | Main Capitol, Room 461 |   [Read More]

Committee Considers Solar Power Impact on Agriculture
September 21, 2021

Committee Considers Solar Power Impact on Agriculture

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee held a public hearing today (September 21) to receive testimony on utility scale solar development and agricultural land, according to Committee Chairman Senator Elder Vogel.  [Read More]

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