The 2015 Pennsylvania Farm Show, January 9-16, drew an estimated 700,000 people, reports Dave Williams (Pennsylvania Farm Country Radio Network, Honesdale, PA). The majority of the attendees were not farmers, but consumers wanting a better understanding of where their food comes from, he added. The show offers the farming community of Pennsylvania the opportunity to help the general public gain a much better understanding of modern production agriculture. Dave’s farm radio network was assisted in its coverage by two interns working throughout the show for nine days. “They did an outstanding job. Both Rachel Salera and Sara Gregory were a credit to their college, Delaware Valley College.” 

Dave said, “For the last six weeks, the weather has been brutal here in the Northeast with temperatures in the minus twenties many nights—making it difficult for livestock farmers as well as for transportation of milk.  As I look back to February 2, it looks like our famous Pennsylvania groundhog was right.”