The Pennsylvania Farm Show is underway in Harrisburg.
This is the 102nd year for the show, which highlights different aspects of the agriculture industry in our state.
A farm show crowd favorite is back…the half-ton butter sculpture. This year, the sculpture depicts the diversity of Pennsylvania agriculture, specifically careers and roles that support the dairy industry.
The work of art features renderings of a dairy cow and dairy farmer, an agronomist who helps seed become the corn farmers provide to their dairy cows, a milk processor who tests and delivers dairy products to retailers and a consumer with a basket of products.
“This sculpture captures the diversity of careers and roles that make just one industry of our broader agricultural sector possible,” Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said in a statement, who noted the theme of the 2018 Farm Show is Strength in our Diversity. “Over the next eight days, the breadth of Pennsylvania agriculture will be on display here in Harrisburg as we celebrate the men and women from all walks of life who contribute so much to our economy, our commonwealth, and our quality of life by growing and producing the food we enjoy three times a day when we sit down to eat. While we want to celebrate the diversity of this incredible industry, we also want to raise the public’s awareness of the wide variety of careers that are available in agriculture. Regardless of your interests, there is a rewarding professional role for you in agriculture.”
The Pennsylvania Farm Show runs through Saturday.
