[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3388]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            PENN STATE FARM EMPHASIZES VALUE OF AGRICULTURE

  (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, as a senior member of the 
House Agriculture Committee, I rise today to commend the efforts of 
students at Penn State University in their efforts to set up a student-
run farm in State College, Pennsylvania, located in Pennsylvania's 
Fifth Congressional District.
  Mr. Speaker, the university's Student Farm Club has been working 
toward securing ground for this farm for the past couple years, finally 
obtaining an acre of space at a meeting in January.
  The farm will operate as a laboratory where students will have the 
chance to study food production as well as distribution and marketing. 
Food grown there will be delivered to the community through student-
run, community-supported agriculture, which connects consumers with 
growers.
  Now, I know that this is just the beginning for Penn State's Student 
Farm Club, as they hope the student-run farm will expand in years to 
come.
  Agriculture is the number one industry in my State, and it is key to 
Penn State University's past, present, and future. I wish these 
students the best of luck in this endeavor.

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