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40 years ago, the Mushroom Farmers of Pennsylvania debuted the ORIGINAL BREADED MUSHROOM at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. They quickly became a Farm Show favorite! . Today, the BLUE RIBBON BLENDED BURGER has become a modern farm show favorite. Made of 2/3 beef and 1/3 mushrooms, it’s so juicy and delicious.
Be sure to visit our booths in the Main Hall and the Food Court for delicious mushroom specialties harvested fresh in Pennsylvania year-round, and THANK YOU FOR 40 YEARS OF SUPPORT!
WE ARE PENNSYLVANIA PROUD!
For great recipies, visit www.MushroomInfo.com!
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ƬȯȰȺȳΎȽȴΎƛȽȼɂȳȼɂɁ 2017 Photo Contest Winners .......................................................6 Planning Your Visit ....................................................................8-9 Schedule of Events................................................................11-21 2018 Pennsylvania Farm Show: Theme Days .............................22 PA Agriculture: Diversity & Strength in Our Numbers ................23 Calving Corner ..........................................................................24 Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt .............................................28 Farm Show AgExplorer Learning Stations ...................................28 4-H & FFA ............................................................................30-31 Farm Show Commission ............................................................32 I am PA Agriculture. Ask me how. ..............................................36
Maps ........................................................................ 44-45, 53-57 PA Preferred™ Food Court ....................................................46-47 Exhibitor Listing ....................................................................48-52 Commodity Representatives .................................................58-62 Amazing Dedication.............................................................63-64 Friends of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Sponsors..................66-67 Sale of Champions.....................................................................70 2017 Sale of Champions.......................................................71-75 PA Farm Show Scholarship Foundation ......................................78 PA Preferred™ Culinary Connection Demonstrates Diversity of Food & Family Fun.............................................82-83 PA Preferred™ Culinary Connection Stage ................................88
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travel headaches. Hop on down and bid on a bunny! Rabbits make their debut this year in the Jr. Livestock sale. Be a Farm Show Internet Star – Farm Show is on Facebook, Twitter, and now Instagram! Tag us to share your adventures – @PAFarmShow Visit Diversity on Display in the Expo Hall – learn about Beef, Poultry, Pork & Conservation – their impact on our economy, our communities, our environment — and of course, your palate! Are you a wannabe? Find out how to fulfill your farm dreams in the Main Hall at So you want to be a farmer? Or just stop by to connect your love of food to the folks who make it happen. Locally-grown, locally-sourced stars will shine on Tuesday in the Large Arena as an array of Pennsylvania musical talent takes center stage to cap off a day of Farm Show fun! Mushroom Mysteries: Learn how to be a “Blenditarian” from the Mushroom Farmers of PA. Hint: it has something to do with adding delicious PA mushrooms to your meat, poultry and pork dishes. A new place for all things PA Farm Show, www. farmshow.pa.gov – your go-to site for schedules, show results, daily photos and much, much more. Visit early, visit often!
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Find Your Story at PHMC Do you like scavenger hunts? Want to learn more about Pennsylvania’s agricultural heritage? Visitors to the Farm Show can search for 24 replica historical markers throughout the complex thanks to the efforts of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). To start your hunt, visit the PHMC booth (#692) in the Family Living section of the Main Hall, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. or download a PDF version of the booklet at farmshow.pa.gov. Free searches of Ancestry.com are also available at booth number 692 during all show hours. The Pennsylvania State Archives has partnered with Ancestry.com so that you can search for your family tree free of charge. Find an ancestor? Email the record to yourself to view it again at home. For more information, visit phmc.pa.gov.
Become a Farm Show AgExplorer! Have you ever wondered where milk comes from? Or how important bees are to us and the food we eat? What about how much can be grown on an acre of farmland? Discover all this and more when you become a Farm Show AgExplorer. Stations are designed with the entire family in mind. Sponsored by Turkey Hill, Friends of the Farm Show Foundation and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, this unique program teaches visitors of all ages about Pennsylvania agriculture through fun, interactive and hands-on learning. Maps will help guide our explorers throughout the complex to interactive stations. Pick up your maps when you arrive at the show! All stations will be identified by the AgExplore logo. Students will learn about a variety of agriculture commodities at more than 20 stations some of which are listed below. • Edible Nuts in Pennsylvania • PA Preferred • PA Hardwoods/Woodmobile • Beef Cattle Care • Maple Syrup Production • Bees and Honey • Apple Harvesting • Vegetables Grown in Pennsylvania • Environment and Water Quality • Poultry • Rabbits Breeds • Dairy From Farm To Table • Goat Kids and Facts 28 • 102
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• Sheep Husbandry, Weaving, Knitting and Felting • Passport to PA Agriculture with State 4-H • Alpaca Industry from Care to Fiber • Equine Science • Pork Producers • Mushroom Varieties • Quilting • Pollinators • Healthy Lifestyles • PA Preferred Produce
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