Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania agriculture secretary Russell Redding…visited flinch Baugh’s orchard & farm market in York county.
They wanted to highlight the importance of agriculture to our state– and Shapiro’s push to invest even *more in Pennsylvania’s farms in his budget proposal.
“I believe as our agriculture sector goes so goes the economy Pennsylvania that has not always been the attitude in the governor’s office but it is my view that AG has to be thought about the standpoint of how we grow our economy we create jobs,” said Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania.
According to the Shapiro administration, agriculture contributes $132 ***billion dollars each year to Pennsylvania’s economy, The governor’s budget proposal includes funding for a new organic center of excellence to help the industry evolve across the state.
“Future in the state is is you know contingent upon what we do in agriculture and rural communities we want to use age to unite our communities both urban and rural areas,”
For Governor Shapiro, the visit to Flinchbaugh farms was more than just a tour of the land– he says it was a reminder of what farms *really are.
Source: abc27.com
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Categories: New York, Government & Policy