Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees to Host Informational Meeting on the Federal Farm Bill on Aug. 9
August 7, 2023

Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees to Host Informational Meeting on the Federal Farm Bill on Aug. 9

The Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees will host a joint informational meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 9, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center in the Red Barn Annex, 2710 W Pine Grove Rd. in Pennsylvania Furnace.  [Read More]

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July 20, 2023

Informational Meeting on the Federal Farm Bill 2023

Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee & House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee | Wednesday, August 9, 2023 | 10:00 a.m. | Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa 16865 | Watch Live  [Read More]

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May 8, 2023

Meeting to consider SB 152, SB 277 and SB 694; and confirmation of Secretary Russell Redding of Department of Agriculture

Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee | Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | 12:30 p.m. | Room 461, Main Capitol Building  [Read More]

TUESDAY: Vogel to Hold Committee Hearing on Milk Over-Order Premium
April 24, 2023

TUESDAY: Vogel to Hold Committee Hearing on Milk Over-Order Premium

Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47), chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, will be holding a committee hearing on the over order premium on Class 1 milk in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, in Hearing Room 1, North Office Building, 401 North St., Harrisburg.  [Read More]

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January 11, 2023

Informational Meeting on Chesapeake Bay Issues

Senate Appropriations Committee, Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, and the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee | Thursday, January 12, 2023 | 10:30 a.m. | Allegheny Room, Farm Show Complex   [Read More]

Sens. Vogel, Schwank Send Letter to Milk Marketing Board Voicing Opposition to House Bill 224
October 26, 2022

Sens. Vogel, Schwank Send Letter to Milk Marketing Board Voicing Opposition to House Bill 224

Today, state Sens. Elder Vogel (R-47) and Judy Schwank (D-11), the chairs of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) expressing their concerns about House Bill 224.  [Read More]

Senate Ag Committee to Consider Bills Making Fireworks Law Changes, Helping Dairy Farmers
June 20, 2022

Senate Ag Committee to Consider Bills Making Fireworks Law Changes, Helping Dairy Farmers

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee will meet off the floor in the Senate Rules Room on Monday, June 20, to consider two bills, according to Committee Chair Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47):  [Read More]

Senate Ag Committee to Consider Very Small Meat Processing Grant Program Update, Horse Racing Regulations Legislation
May 23, 2022

Senate Ag Committee to Consider Very Small Meat Processing Grant Program Update, Horse Racing Regulations Legislation

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee will hold a voting meeting at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, in Room 461, Main Capitol, to consider the following legislation:  [Read More]

ADVISORY – Wednesday, April 13 – Joint Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease
April 11, 2022

ADVISORY – Wednesday, April 13 – Joint Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease

A joint hearing about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) will be held in the state Capitol on Wednesday, April 13 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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