HARRISBURG \u2014 Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Congressman Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson, Executive Director of America250PA Cassandra Coleman, and a host of state and local officials, as well as current and future Pennsylvania agriculture industry leaders, cut the blue ribbon to officially open the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we celebrate an enduring symbol,\u201d Redding said. \u201cOne not stitched in fabric, but from soil and sweat, from orchards and barns, from classrooms and city gardens, from the hands and hearts of people who care and persevere and believe in the promise of tomorrow. Today we celebrate agriculture\u2019s role in \u2018Growing a Nation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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