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August 18, 2009
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Contact: Nicole L. C. Bucher of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, +1-717-787-5085

Centennial, Bicentennial Farms Honored at Penn State's Ag Progress Days

ROCK SPRINGS,Pa.,Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four families that have been farming the same land for more than a century were recognized today by Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff during Penn State's Ag Progress Days, the state's largest outdoor agricultural event.

Wolff presented families from Bradford and Lehigh counties with bicentennial farm awards, and families from Allegheny and Franklin counties with centennial farm awards.

"Our state's history is deeply rooted in agriculture," said Wolff. "The ...

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