Three central Pennsylvania wineries were Best of Show winners in the 2024 Pa. Farm Show wine competition. The winners were announced Saturday. Armstrong Valley Winery in Halifax, Dauphin County, won the Best of Show Dry Grape and a double gold designation with its 2021 Chambourcin, a wine that in May 2023 was named best Pa. hybrid wine in … Read more
A central Pennsylvania grocery store chain is celebrating local farmers and growers at the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show. The Giant Company in Carlisle will be offering opportunities for visitors to learn about buying local along with free product samples and a daily raffle for $100 gift cards. Continue reading on Penn Live
As we moo-ve closer to the start of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association has announced its array of 2024 activities and partnerships, including free milkshake opportunities. The Calving Corner, a visitor favorite, is returning this year with interactive, family-friendly learning activities. The corner will feature live births, calves and cows, dairy farm … Read more
In recognition of June Dairy Month, the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association is teaming up with milkshake fans, Pa. Dairy Princesses and area businesses and organizations to celebrate Pennsylvania’s dairy industry with one of its most delicious products—the Farm Show Milkshake. Here’s how you can sample those delicious concoctions—a staple of the annual Farm Show event every January—at the start … Read more
The Harrisburg-area urban legend says it always snows during the Pa. Farm Show. Well, the show’s in January, smack dab in the midst of winter, but “always” is an overstatement. On Saturday, the first full day of the show, it’s cloudy but not snowy. The high temperature will reach the low 40s, and it’ll dip … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Three Central Pennsylvania singers are among the eight winners of the fifth annual Oh Say, Can You Sing? contest, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The eight winners will make their video debuts at the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show — a virtual event this year, due to COVID-19 — beginning Jan. 9 on … Read more
The 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show has come to an end after delighting 500,000 visitors over eight days. With the exhibitors leaving the Farm Show Complex, so too did the show’s iconic 1,000 pound butter sculpture. Dauphin County 4-H Club and American Dairy Association members disassembled and collected the butter, which will be taken to Reinford … Read more
Thursday is Veterans, Military and Their Families Day, a day to honor those who have served and highlight their connection to our agriculture and food system. Veterans are the 2% who protect us and farmers are the 2% who feed us! To honor veterans and current military personnel during Military Appreciation Day at Farm Show. … Read more