[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 295]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
the 99th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  Pennsylvania hosts the largest indoor agriculture exposition in the 
Nation with nearly 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits, and 300 
commercial exhibits. The Farm Show showcases Pennsylvania agriculture, 
an industry exceeding $7.5 billion in annual cash receipts. 
Pennsylvania has 62,000 farm families, stewards of more than 7.7 
million acres of farmland.
  The Pennsylvania Farm Show features the full spectrum of 
Pennsylvania-preferred food and products. It is only possible through 
the hard work of staff of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, the 
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and hundreds of volunteers.
  Special thanks to Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture George Greig 
and one of my favorite Pennsylvania agriculture ambassadors, Mike 
Firestine, for their leadership.
  I encourage all Pennsylvanians to attend the 99th Pennsylvania Farm 
Show and to celebrate Pennsylvania's affordable, high-quality, and safe 
food.

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