It’s Farm Show Week, the annual celebration of everything agriculture has to offer the Commonwealth. For an industry that employs nearly half a million people and contributes $185 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy, there’s much to recognize and appreciate. The 2023 Farm Show theme, “Rooted in Progress,” honors Pennsylvania’s rich roots in agriculture and its vision for the future. From the draft horses of centuries ago that still plow Pennsylvania’s rich fields to gardens that grace urban rooftops today and ever-changing technological advancements, agriculture continues to make significant contributions to Pennsylvania in terms of revenue, food sourcing, job creation and more. Spectators flock to the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg each year for its famous food court (you don’t want to miss the milkshakes!); an array of exhibitions featuring hands-on learning and shopping opportunities; the visual “piece de resistance” – the yearly butter sculpture which reflects the annual theme; and the week-long slate of events. This year, our own PA Chamber President Luke Bernstein will take part in the Celebrity Feed Scurry Event, working with a 4-H team and draft horses to complete an obstacle course race! While our fearless leader is qualified for many things, operating draft horses is not one! The Farm Show runs from Saturday, January 7 through Saturday, January 14. The PA Chamber would like to recognize and thank the following companies in the agricultural sector who we are honored to list among our membership for their immeasurable contributions to Pennsylvania: PA Chamber Investor Members Abarta Aqua Bayer Bucknell University Cargill Caterpillar Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company Curtze Foods Dietz & Watson Eat’n Park Hospitality Group Ferrero The GIANT Company Giant Eagle Markets, Inc. Giorgi Global Knouse Foods Lockheed Martin New Holland Agriculture PA American Water Penn State University Rutter’s (Dairy Division) Shippensburg University (Campus Farm for Research) Weis Markets PA Chamber and PA Chamber Insurance Members Amycel/Spawn Matel/Monterey Mushrooms Berks Packing BHM Farm Equipment Bridgeside Farms C.J. Mushroom Co. Clover hill Vineyards and Winery Cumberland Area Economic Development Dale Whitenight’s Farm Market Esbenshade Farms Farmers Insurance Feesers Inc. Florin Farms Hatchery HBF Farms, LLC Herr’s Fruit Farm Hershey Creamery Hess Farms Horizon Farm Credit Imler’s Poultry Ke-Holtz Dairy Kreamer Feed Inc. Lady Moon Farms Leiby’s Farm Market Maple Lawn Farms PA Association of Milk Dealers Pennsylvania Farm Bureau PA Food Merchants Association PA Forest Products Association PA Restaurant & Lodging Association PA Winery Association Palmyra Bologna Pennwood Products Sunsweet Growers York County Economic Alliance Zook Molasses Company