As Governor Josh Shapiro continues to push his proposed budget, his latest stop took him to the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
Shapiro touted the state’s agricultural industry and expressed his administration commitment of funding programs for it.
“My administration will stand with Pennsylvania farmers. My administration will help [famers] cut through red tape, distribute resources, combat challenges like Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and seek out real opportunities for farmers moving forward,” Shapiro said to the farm bureau.
Shapiro says agriculture contributes over $132 billion to the Pennsylvania economy each year. It’s estimated that the Keystone State has 52,000 farms.
