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01/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2026 10:16

2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show Opens Kicking Off a Year of America250PA Commemorations

January 10, 2026- Harrisburg, PA

2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show Opens Kicking Off a Year of America250PA Commemorations

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Congressman Glenn "GT" 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, officially opening the 2026 PA Farm Show.

"Today, we celebrate an enduring symbol," Secretary Redding said. "One 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's role in 'Growing a Nation'."

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Lisa Graybeal emceed the ceremony, which included mounted PA State Police, the Revolutionary New Philly Fife and Drum Company, Betsy Ross, a color guard from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the Pennsylvania State Police mounted unit, and the singing of the National Anthem by Carly Green, 14, of Schuylkill County, one of the winners of the 2026 PA Farm Show Star Spangled Sing-Off.

List of Speakers:
Lisa Graybeal
Carly Green, National Anthem
Isabella Boone, Grange Young Adult Ambassador
Cassandra Coleman, America 250 PA
Betsy Ross
Todd Richards, Washington County Fair
Denele Hughson, Grow Pittsburgh
Congressman GT Thompson
Secretary Redding






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